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A 19th century depiction of Exeter's defences in the 11th century. When William arrived in Exeter's environs, he made camp, probably at the village of Clyst Honiton. [10] Here, William was met by a delegation of prominent Exeter citizens, who pledged their submission to William and handed over hostages as surety.
The heathen Penda besieges Exeter in the year 634, and the siege is raised by the Briton Cadwalla. If this story is worth anything, it simply points to Caerwisc as being still a British city in the second quarter of the seventh century.
The Mercian Siege of Exeter (c. 630), also known as the Siege of Caer-Uisc. Almost certainly fictional. The Danish Siege of Exeter (893) The Siege of Exeter (1068), during the Norman Conquest of England; The Siege of Exeter (1549) which took place during the Prayer Book Rebellion; One of the sieges of Exeter that took place during the First ...
18 January, Siege of Dartmouth ended with the surrender of Royalist garrison. 3 February, Siege of Chester ended with the surrender of Royalist garrison after a 136-day siege. 16 February, Battle of Torrington victory for the New Model Army; 10 March, Ralph Hopton surrenders the Royalist army at Tresillian bridge in Cornwall.
Download as PDF; Printable version; ... Timeline of Exeter; B. Exeter Blitz; ... Siege of Exeter (1068) T. The House That Moved; Tramways in Exeter;
1068: The Battle of Exeter – the Cornish attacked the Saxon stronghold of Exeter but were eventually driven back by an Anglo-Norman army sent to mop up pockets of resistance. 1069: Brian of Brittany, lord of Cornwall, defeats the sons of Harold near the River Taw; 1070: (ca.) Robert, Count of Mortain made Earl of Cornwall.
Download as PDF; Printable version; ... Exeter Free Grammar School opens. ... Includes digitised directories of Exeter, various dates "Timeline".
Colonel Ruthven, however, had anticipated that Exeter would be sieged and reinforced Exeter beforehand. As such, the Parliamentarians rejected the call to surrender. Surprisingly, it was the Royalists who could not sustain the siege. Reportedly after less than a fortnight, Hopton found that his troops were short of supplies and threatening to ...