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England in 947

Name: England in 947 historical records
Creator: World History Database

Historical records for England in 947, rendered directly from the World History Database and ordered by month, day and event.

4Records

3Events

2Named people

3Places

2Categories

Historical records

Other Events

947Invasion of NorthumbriaEadred

Wessex · Warfare / Viking Invasions

Expels the new Viking King Eric Bloodaxe

947OathEadred

Tanshelf · House / House of Wessex

The Magnates of Northumbria & Archbishop Wulfstan pledge themselves to Eadred

947Rule of YorkEadred

York · Warfare / Viking Invasions

Wulfstan I, Archbishop of York invites the Viking leader Eric Bloodaxe to become King of York

947Rule of YorkWulfstan I

York · Warfare / Viking Invasions

Wulfstan I, Archbishop of York invites the Viking leader Eric Bloodaxe to become King of York

Names involved

EadredWulfstan I

Places involved

TanshelfWessexYork

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by record; formal academic citation should be checked against the relevant primary source, archive or specialist historical reference.