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1415: Cornish archers present at the Battle of Agincourt [26] 1455–1487: Wars of the Roses, the feud between the Courtenays and Bonvilles in Cornwall and Devon. 1469–72: Rebuilding of St Petroc's Church, Bodmin. 1473–74: The siege of St Michael's Mount (30 September 1473 – February 1474).
Eric II the Memorable. Mother. Thunna. Sweyn III Grathe [Note 1] ( Danish: Svend III Grathe; c. 1125 – 23 October 1157) was the king of Denmark between 1146 and 1157, in shifting alliances with Canute V and his own cousin Valdemar I. In 1157, the three agreed to a tripartition of Denmark. Sweyn attempted to kill his rivals at the peace ...
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Opening. 10 March 1943. Closure. 27 April 1943. The Norwegian Exhibition was held in Sweden in 1943 to raise awareness of Norwegian culture and history in Sweden. It opened in Thulehuset [ sv], Sveavägen, Stockholm on 10 March [1] and ran until 27 April. It was chaired by Hans Wilhelmsson Ahlmann. [1]
Mar 27, 2024 · Olaf II Haraldsson (c. 995 – 29 July 1030), also Olav Haraldsson, later known as Saint Olaf and Olaf the Holy, was King of Norway from 1015 to 1028. Son of Harald Grenske, a petty king in Vestfold, Norway, he was posthumously given the title Rex Perpetuus Norvegiae (English: Eternal/Perpetual King o
Sweyn Estridsson Ulfsson [a] ( Old Norse: Sveinn Ástríðarson, Danish: Svend Estridsen; c. 1019 – 28 April 1076) [2] [3] was King of Denmark (being Sweyn II) from 1047 until his death in 1076. He was the son of Ulf Thorgilsson and Estrid Svendsdatter, and the grandson of Sweyn Forkbeard through his mother's line.
After the defeat and death of Olaf II of Norway by forces loyal to Cnut, Cnut sent Ælfgifu with their eldest son Svein to rule Norway, in 1030. Their rule was, however, so harsh that the Norwegians rebelled against them. They were driven out, in 1034 or 1035, while Svein died of wounds in Denmark shortly after, probably in 1036.
