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England in 1012

Historical records for England in 1012, rendered directly from the World History Database and ordered by month, day and event.

7Records
4Events
2Named people
2Places
2Categories

Historical records

April

19 April 1012Assassination of AlphegeAlphege

Canterbury · Religion / Roman Catholic Church

Killed by the Danes during a drunken feast in Greenwich

19 April 1012Death of AlphegeAlphege

Canterbury · Religion / Roman Catholic Church

Killed by the Danes during a drunken feast in Greenwich

Other Events

1012Assassination of AlphegeEthelred II the Unready

Canterbury · Warfare / Viking Invasions

Archbishop Alphege is killed before the Danes leave England

1012DanelawEthelred II the Unready

Warfare / Viking Invasions

The 4th Danegeld payment is set at œ48,000pa

1012DanelawEthelred II the Unready

Wessex · Warfare / Viking Invasions

Pays Sweyn œ48,000 to stop Danish raids. Pays Sweyn œ48,000 to cease the Danish raids

1012Death of Ethelred II the UnreadyEthelred II the Unready

Canterbury · Warfare / Viking Invasions

Archbishop Alphege is killed before the Danes leave England

1012Death of Ethelred II the UnreadyEthelred II the Unready

Wessex · Warfare / Viking Invasions

Alphege is killed before the Danes leave England despite agreement to pay Danegeld

Names involved

AlphegeEthelred II the Unready

Places involved

CanterburyWessex

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varies by record; formal academic citation should be checked against the relevant primary source, archive or specialist historical reference.