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A Topographical Dictionary of England
… to be of considerable repute until it was burnt by the Danes in 1006, from the effects of which calamity it, …
A Topographical Dictionary of Scotland
… with the parish are, the various incursions of the Danes, and the frequent hostilities between rival clans in … he died here in 606. The monastery was plundered by the Danes under Anlaf, who also burnt the village of Tynninghame, …
A History of the County of Essex
… medieval circuit. They were defended unsuccessfully by the Danes in 920, and were repaired by Edward the Elder in the …
A History of the County of Essex
… and built two forts, one on each side of the river. The Danes then abandoned their fleet, which was later seized by …
A Topographical Dictionary of Wales
… protected from the piratical incursions of the Saxons and Danes. Welshpool WELSHPOOL, a borough, market, and assize …
A Topographical Dictionary of England
… on the river Lea, and strongly fortified by the Danes in 894, in order to defend their vessels, which Alfred, … of Brithric, the West Saxon king, about the year 800. The Danes soon afterwards massacred the inhabitants, and reduced … lapse of twenty years, the town was again ravaged by the Danes, who, making the Isle of Wight their general place of …
An Inventory of the Historical Monuments in Dorset
… 876 in the account of the war between King Alfred and the Danes. The vernacular version in the Anglo-Saxon Chronicle … It goes on to record how Alfred made peace with the Danes, exacting hostages and oaths, and how under cover of … in the Latin version adds some details; he states that the Danes came from Cambridge and joined forces with the western …
Calendar of Treasury Books
… has been paid by the Duke of Marlborough's order to the Danes and Prussians in advance for waggon money for this …
Calendar of Treasury Books
… Strand Lane, adjoining the parish prison of St. Clements Danes, being about 14 feet square, formerly a waterhouse to a …