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England in 851

Historical records for England in 851, rendered directly from the World History Database and ordered by month, day and event.

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4Events
4Named people
5Places
1Categories

Historical records

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851Battle of AcleaAethelwulf

Aclea · Warfare / Viking Invasions

Wipes out a Viking force transported by 350 ships south of the Thames

851Battle of AcleaEthelwulf

Aclea · Warfare / Viking Invasions

The Danes are defeated at Oakley, the forces of Wessex gain a rare victory

851Battle of SandwichAthelstan

Sandwich · Warfare / Viking Invasions

Defeats the Danish fleet off Sandwich

851Siege of CanterburyEthelwulf

Canterbury · Warfare / Viking Invasions

The Vikings are defeated by the King of the Kentishmen & West Saxons

851Siege of CanterburyEthelwulf

Vikings · Warfare / Viking Invasions

Canterbury cathedral is sacked by the Danes

851Siege of LondonBeorhtwulf

London · Warfare / Viking Invasions

The Vikings defeat Beorhtwulf at London

Names involved

AethelwulfAthelstanBeorhtwulfEthelwulf

Places involved

AcleaCanterburyLondonSandwichVikings

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by record; formal academic citation should be checked against the relevant primary source, archive or specialist historical reference.