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The Chronology of Towcester - 10th Century
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In 917 A.D. the Danish Viking armies from Northampton and Leicester attacked the "burh of Towcester" which was thought to have been previously fortified by King Alfred of Wessex's son, King Edward the Elder of Wessex. [Ref. 1] |
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References
- Based on "The Dark Ages and the Anglo Saxon Period" by Paul Woodfield, Chapter 2 of "Towcester, The story of an English country town" TDLHS 1995, ISBN 0 9524619
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This page is from the Towcester and District Local History Society website.The section was last updated on 7th June 2008
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