Oxford

Region: Western Europe · Coordinates: 51.752, -1.256 · 5 events

Events

YearSourceAccount
AD 1015Anglo-Saxon ChronicleAt the great council at Oxford, Edric lured the great nobles Sigeferth and Morcar of the seven shires and killed them.
AD 1018Anglo-Saxon ChronicleTribute of 72,000 pounds was collected; Danes and English were reconciled at Oxford under the law of King Edgar.
AD 1035Anglo-Saxon ChronicleAt the council of nobles at Oxford, Leofric and the men north of the Thames chose Harold as regent, and Godwine opposed it to the end.
AD 1040Anglo-Saxon ChronicleKing Harold died at Oxford and was buried at Westminster (he reigned four years and sixteen weeks).
AD 1137Anglo-Saxon ChronicleKing Stephen seized Roger, bishop of Salisbury, and Alexander, bishop of Lincoln, at the council of Oxford and forced them to surrender their castles.
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