Sandwich

Region: Western Europe · Coordinates: 51.272, 1.338 · 10 events

Events

YearSourceAccount
AD 851Anglo-Saxon ChronicleKing Æthelstan and Ealhere fought at Sandwich by sea, killed a great host, and captured nine ships.
AD 993Anglo-Saxon ChronicleOlaf moved from Staines to Sandwich.
AD 1006Anglo-Saxon ChronicleIn midsummer the Danish fleet came to Sandwich, plundered it and burned it.
AD 1009Anglo-Saxon ChronicleThe ships that were ready gathered at Sandwich but were useless, and Brihtric falsely accused Ulfnoth before the king.
AD 1031Anglo-Saxon ChronicleCnut gave Christ Church, Canterbury, the port of Sandwich with all its rights.
AD 1040Anglo-Saxon ChronicleAfter Harold's death people asked for Harthacnut; he arrived at Sandwich with sixty ships, and the English and Danes accepted him.
AD 1045Anglo-Saxon ChronicleUnder threat from Magnus of Norway, Edward gathered a great fleet at Sandwich.
AD 1047Anglo-Saxon ChronicleRossel and Ilring came to Sandwich with 25 ships and plundered heavily, then went to Thanet, but the inhabitants blocked them.
AD 1049Anglo-Saxon ChronicleWhen the Emperor was about to attack Baldwin, Edward waited at Sandwich with a great fleet.
AD 1066Anglo-Saxon ChronicleEarl Tostig came to the Isle of Wight and then to Sandwich.
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