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England in 1008

Historical records for England in 1008, rendered directly from the World History Database and ordered by month, day and event.

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2Events
2Named people
1Places
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Historical records

Other Events

1008Reform of Church GovernanceEthelred II the Unready

Wessex · Government / Government of England

Laws to protect the Christians are drafted by Archbishop Wulfstan of York

1008SanctificationEdward the Martyr

House / House of Wessex

St. Edward is officially glorified by the All-English Council of 1008, presided over by St. Alphege, archbishop of Canterbury

Names involved

Edward the MartyrEthelred II the Unready

Places involved

Wessex

Provenance

This page is generated from stored World History Database records matching the exact country and year shown above. Exact duplicate display records are collapsed. Records without a month are listed after the monthly sections. Source provenance varies by record; formal academic citation should be checked against the relevant primary source, archive or specialist historical reference.