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England in 961

Historical records for England in 961, rendered directly from the World History Database and ordered by month, day and event.

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Historical records

Other Events

961AdviserDunstan

Government / Government of England

Appointed Chief Adviser to Edgar the Peaceful

961ArchbishopDunstan

Canterbury · Religion / Roman Catholic Church

Appointed Archbishop of Canterbury

961Archbishop of CanterburyDunstan

Canterbury · Religion / Roman Catholic Church

Appointed Archbishop of Canterbury

961Exile of Edgar the PeacefulEdgar the Peaceful

House / House of Northumbria

Recallls Dunstan from exile & appoints him chief adviser & Archbishop of Canerbury

961MarriageEdgar the Peaceful

Wessex · House / House of Wessex

Marries Ethelfleda daughter of Ealdorman Ordmaer

Names involved

DunstanEdgar the Peaceful

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by record; formal academic citation should be checked against the relevant primary source, archive or specialist historical reference.