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Northamptonshire in History

Browse historical events and people recorded at Northamptonshire in England. The records below are rendered directly from the World History Database into this page's initial HTML.

2 records2 event labels2 people1055–1469

Historical events in Northamptonshire

1055

1055
Peerage
Tostig · House of Wessex

Created Earl of Northamptonshire by his brother-in-law Edward the Confessor

1469

1469
End of Herbert Guardianship
Henry VII · House of Tudor

William Herbert's execution after the Battle of Edgecote ends the household arrangement that had governed Henry Tudor's childhood.

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These entries are generated from stored World History Database records whose country and place fields match England and Northamptonshire. Names, dates, event labels and descriptions are reviewed and normalised as the database develops. Historical place names may not match modern administrative boundaries.

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