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  2. Siege of Exeter (1068) - Wikipedia

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    Exeter originated as a Roman civitas called Isca Dumnoniorum, which was provided with town walls in about 200 AD. It later became an Anglo-Saxon burh or fortified settlement and the Roman walls were said to have been repaired and improved by King Æthelstan in the 10th century. [1] King William I depicted in the Bayeux Tapestry.

  3. Rougemont Castle - Wikipedia

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    Rougemont Castle, also known as Exeter Castle, is the historic castle of the city of Exeter, Devon, England. It was built into the northern corner of the Roman city walls starting in or shortly after the year 1068, following Exeter's rebellion against William the Conqueror. In 1136 it was besieged for three months by King Stephen.

  4. Siege of Exeter - Wikipedia

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    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 ...

  5. Siege of Exeter (c. 630) - Wikipedia

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    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.

  6. Siege of Exeter (1642) - Wikipedia

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    The siege of Exeter (1642) or First Siege of Exeter took place during the First English Civil War from late December 1642 to early January 1643 when Royalists led by ...

  7. 1068 - Wikipedia

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    English Regnal year: 2 Will. 1 – 3 ... Siege of Exeter: Norman forces under King William I (the Conqueror) take the city of Exeter after a siege of 18-days.

  8. Category:Sieges involving England - Wikipedia

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    Siege of Exeter (c. 630) F. Siege of Fort Crozon; Siege of San Andreas (1600) ... Hundred Years' War, 1345–1347; Siege of Huy (1595) I. Siege of IJsseloord; K ...

  9. Devon Trained Bands - Wikipedia

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    Maurice raised the siege of Lyme on 18 June and fell back to Exeter. Essex then pushed further into the West Country, reaching Tavistock on 23 July, upon which Sir Richard Grenville raised the siege of Plymouth and retired over the Tamar. After Barnstaple was recaptured by the Parliamentary forces, Rolle recalled his North Devon TB regiment ...