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A Topographical Dictionary of England
… son William Rufus, with a few of Edward the Confessor and Canute the Dane, were discovered. Beetley (St. Mary) BEETLEY …
Old and New London
… sovereign Edmund Ironside, was contemptuously thrown by Canute, whom he had raised to the throne. When Edric, flushed with his guilty success, came to claim of Canute the promised reward of his crimethe highest situation …
A New History of London
… of his people, he found a formidable rival in Cnut, or Canute, the son of Sweyn the late Danish king. He was … by the Danish army, not only declared in favour of Canute, and proclaimed him at Southampton, but likewise … whose chief support was the loyal city of London. 1017. Canute encouraged by this support, fitted out a potent fleet …
A New History of London
… Ethelred, between the said year 993, and Anno 1017, when Canute, king of Denmark, caused a canal to be made on the …
A New History of London
… all which were confirmed by the charters of Ethelred and Canute, which solemnly imprecate curses on all who dare to …
A History of the County of Sussex
… inclosed in 1834. 7 While the now popular 'tradition' of Canute's association with Bosham seems to have started about … later, about 1800, she was identified as a daughter of Canute (A. Hay, History of Chichester, pp. 307, 551). For the …
A Topographical Dictionary of England
… by Sweyn, King of Denmark, in 1010, were restored by Canute, who raised the town to more than its original …
A Topographical Dictionary of Scotland
… has generally been supposed to be a corruption of the term Canute's bay, from some Norwegian chief who arrived here; but …
A Topographical Dictionary of England
… north by the navigable river Crouch, derives its name from Canute the Dane, who held his court here. It comprises 4857 …
A Topographical Dictionary of England
… kings, and is supposed to have derived its name from Canute, the first Danish king of England. The parish is … at Blackheath, for refusing to sanction their extortions. Canute, after his usurpation of the throne upon the death of …