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A Topographical Dictionary of England
… on the south side of the river Thames. The trench cut by Canute, in order to besiege the metropolis, reached from …
The Environs of London
… who make and furnish rigging and provisions for the navy. Canute's trench. The trench, said to be cut by Canute, to besiege the city of London by water, began in this …
A Topographical Dictionary of England
… massacred its inhabitants, and set fire to it. In 1014, Canute, on leaving England, touched at Sandwich, and sent on …
A Topographical Dictionary of England
… said to have been the scene of a battle in 1016, in which Canute was defeated by Edmund Ironside. The living is a …
Old and New London
… had now to choose a king. LORD MAYOR'S WATER PROCESSION. Canute the Dane was chosen as king at Southampton; but the … Lyfing within the city, and very probably at St. Paul's. Canute, enraged at the Londoners, at once sailed for London … the fortified bridge that had so often hindered the Danes. Canute, with prompt energy, instantly had a great canal dug …
An Inventory of the Historical Monuments in Essex
… which may possibly be the 'minster' erected in 1020 by Canute to commemorate his victory over Edmund Ironside at …
An Inventory of the Historical Monuments in the County of Northamptonshire
… at Nassington, which was a royal vill at the time of Canute (VCH, Northants. II, 587). The church was of some size …
A Topographical Dictionary of England
… been much resorted to by pilgrims, amongst whom was King Canute, who died here; and the extent of its endowments may …
An Inventory of the Historical Monuments in Dorset
… it was suggested that the jar contained the heart of King Canute, who died in Shaftesbury in 1035; but Canute's body was carried to Wincheste for burial in the Old …
A Topographical Dictionary of England
… was fought here in 1016, between Edmund Ironside and Canute the Great. On the cliff behind the village is an …