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Showing posts with label Northumbria. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Northumbria. Show all posts
Friday, September 8, 2017

The 4 Kingdoms that Dominated Early Medieval England

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Made from History This map shows how Britain was diveded up between the Anglo-Saxon kingdoms in the Middle Ages BY CRAIG BESSELL  I...
Wednesday, February 22, 2017

The Vikings at home

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History Extra A 13th-century saga manuscript from the Árni Magnússon Institute in Reykjavík, Iceland. (Corbis) One of the defining mo...
Wednesday, June 8, 2016

History Trivia - Vikings raid the abbey at Lindisfarne

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June 8 793 Vikings raid the abbey at Lindisfarne in Northumbria, and is commonly accepted as the beginning of the Scandinavian invasio...
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Friday, May 20, 2016

History Trivia - Battle of Dunnichen

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May 20 685 The Battle of Dunnichen or Nechtansmere was fought between a Pictish army under King Bridei III and the invading Northumbria...
Saturday, April 23, 2016

Viking Invaders Struck Deep into the West of England – and May have Stuck Around

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Ancient Origins It’s well chronicled that wave after wave of Vikings from Scandinavia terrorised western Europe for 250 years from the...
Monday, February 15, 2016

History Trivia - Oswy, King of Bernicia dies

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February 15 670 Oswy, King of Bernicia and subordinate to King Penda of Mercia for 13 years died. When Penda invaded Bernicia, he was ...
Monday, January 18, 2016

Five Missing Kings and Queens – and Where We Might Find Them

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Ancient Origins Five Missing Kings and Queens – and Where We Might Find Them As 2...
Sunday, November 15, 2015

History Trivia - Battle of Winwaed - Penda of Mercia defeated

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November 15, 655 - Battle of Winwaed:  Penda of Mercia was defeated by Oswiu of Northumbria.  Although the battle was said to be the most...
Thursday, October 1, 2015

History Trivia - Battle of Arbela - Alexander the Great victorious

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October 1 331 BC, Alexander the Great defeated Persian emperor Darius III in the Battle of Arbela in Mesopotamia in one of the fiftee...
Sunday, September 20, 2015

History Trivia - The Battle of Châlons - Attila the Hun defeated

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September 20 451 The Battle of Châlons took place in North Eastern France. Flavius Aetius's victory over Attila the Hun in a day ...
Wednesday, May 20, 2015

History Trivia - Battle of Dunnichen - Picts victorious

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May 20,  325 Roman emperor Constantine called the Council of Nicaea, the first ecumenical Christian council. 685 The Battle of Dunni...
Sunday, February 15, 2015

History Trivia - Julius Caesar refuses the diadem of royalty

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February 15 44 BC, Mark Antony offered Julius Caesar the diadem of royalty which he refused. 670 Oswy, King of Bernicia and subord...
Saturday, November 15, 2014

History Trivia - Battle of Winwaed - Penda of Mercia defeated by Oswiu of Northumbria

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November 15 655 Battle of Winwaed: Penda of Mercia was defeated by Oswiu of Northumbria. Although the battle was said to be the most imp...
Wednesday, October 1, 2014

History Trivia - Alexander the Great defeats Persian emperor Darius III in the Battle of Arbela

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October 1  331 BC, Alexander the Great defeated Persian emperor Darius III in the Battle of Arbela in Mesopotamia in one of the fifteen ...
Saturday, September 20, 2014

History Trivia - . Flavius Aetius defeats Attila the Hun

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September 20  451 The Battle of Châlons took place in North Eastern France. Flavius Aetius's victory over Attila the Hun in a day of...
Saturday, February 15, 2014

History Trivia - Socrates sentenced to death

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February 15 44 BC Mark Antony offered Julius Caesar the diadem of royalty which he refused. 360 the first Cathedral of Santa Sophia ...