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England in 863

Name: England in 863 historical records
Creator: World History Database

Historical records for England in 863, rendered directly from the World History Database and ordered by month, day and event.

4Records

3Events

3Named people

3Places

2Categories

Historical records

Other Events

863Siege of SouthamptonEthelbert

Southampton · Warfare / Viking Invasions

The Vikings sack the Wessex capital of Winchester after moving from Southampton Water

863Siege of WinchesterEthelbert

Winchester · Warfare / Viking Invasions

The Vikings sack the Wessex capital of Winchester after moving from Southampton Water

863SuccessionAelle

Northumbria · House / House of Northumbria

Succeeds as King of Northumbria

863SuccessionOsbert

Northumbria · House / House of Northumbria

Aelle joins Osbert as co-ruler of Northumbria

Names involved

AelleEthelbertOsbert

Places involved

NorthumbriaSouthamptonWinchester

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by record; formal academic citation should be checked against the relevant primary source, archive or specialist historical reference.