Historical place archive

Stafford in History

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

4 records4 event labels4 people913–1643

Historical events in Stafford

913

913
Fortification of Stafford
Aethelflaed · Government of England

Aethelflaed established a burh at Stafford to support Mercian expansion toward the Danelaw.

1070

1070
Stafford Cast
William I the Conqueror · Norman Invasion Wars

William builds castil garrisons at Shrewsbury & Stafford to command the Welsh marches

1643

1643
Capture of Stafford
William Brereton · Civil War

Brereton's campaign extends Parliamentarian influence into Stafford as he contests Royalist control across the Midlands.

18 March 1643
Battle of Hopton Heath
Henry Hastings · Civil War

Joins forces with the Earl of Northampton prior to the Battle of Hopton Heath

Provenance

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