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Name: Harrying of the North

Type: Event

Start: 1069 AD

End: 1075 AD

Parent: Norman conquest of England

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Was a series of military campaigns waged by William the Conqueror in the winter of 1069-1070 to subjugate northern England.

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  • January 1070: Sweyn II of Denmark landed with an army, in much the same way as Harald Hardrada. He took control of York after defeating the Norman garrison and inciting a local uprising.
  • April 1070: King William defeated the Danish forces and devastated the region of York in the Harrying of the North.

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