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England in 981

Name: England in 981 historical records
Creator: World History Database

Historical records for England in 981, rendered directly from the World History Database and ordered by month, day and event.

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Other Events

981Invasion of EnglandEthelred II the Unready

Warfare / Viking Invasions

Danish raids on Dorset, Devon, and Cornwall begin, and continue for a further seven years

Names involved

Ethelred II the Unready

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by record; formal academic citation should be checked against the relevant primary source, archive or specialist historical reference.