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A Topographical Dictionary of England
… inhabitants. Edmund Ironside, in 1016, having vanquished Canute at Pen, in Somersetshire, is said to have extended the …
A Topographical Dictionary of England
… having taken up his quarters here after his defeat by Canute at Assandune, challenged that prince to decide their … of Mercia, in 821, for the reception of secular priests. Canute, the Dane, in 1022 ejected these priests, and …
The History and Antiquities of the County of Suffolk
… Gorleston possessed a weekly market in the time of King Canute, but no records seem to prove the fact. Domesday Book …
A Topographical Dictionary of England
… cousins Alfred and Edward to the English crown, against Canute, being dispersed by a tempest, part of it was driven …
An Inventory of the Historical Monuments in Essex
… peculiar ornament. It is possibly the minster erected by Canute in 1020 to commemorate his victory over Edmund …
A Topographical Dictionary of England
… the Romans, and was filled with nearly 800 silver coins of Canute, among which was a beah, or neck-collar of thin gold, …
An Essay towards a Topographical History of the County of Norfolk
… was part of his barony, and held it by the gift of King Canute. In the reign of Edward I. there was an agreement …
An Essay towards a Topographical History of the County of Norfolk
… lordship of Waxham, or Ludham, and was given by King Canute to that abbey, on his foundation thereof, and was part …
An Essay towards a Topographical History of the County of Norfolk
… lord in King Edward's reign, this town (granted by King Canute) being part of the abbot's barony; at the survey he …
A Topographical Dictionary of England
… supposed to have been constructed by Sweyn, the father of Canute. James Hervey, author of the Meditations, was born at …