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  2. List of battles by casualties - Wikipedia

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    Norman Conquest: 6,000 [c] [207] Battle of Manzikert: 1071 Byzantine-Seljuk Wars: 25,000 Battle of Langensalza (1075) 1075 Saxon Revolt of 1073-1075: 8,600 [c] Battle of Nhu Nguyet river: 1077 Lý–Song War: 150,000 [208] [209] Battle of Dyrrhachium (1081) 1081 First Norman invasion of the Balkans: 5,000+ Battle of Civetot: 1096 People's ...

  3. Hundred Years' War - Wikipedia

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    In 1418 Paris was taken by the Burgundians, who were unable to stop the massacre of Count of Armagnac and his followers by a Parisian crowd, with an estimated death toll between 1,000 and 5,000. [67] Throughout this period, England confronted repeated raids by pirates that damaged trade and the navy. There is some evidence that Henry IV used ...

  4. Siege of Exeter (1068) - Wikipedia

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    After the death of Harold Godwinson, his mother, Gytha Thorkelsdóttir, took refuge in Exeter, which then became the main focus in the West Country of resistance to Norman rule. Gytha had considerable wealth and hoped for the arrival of Harold's three sons, Godwin , Edmund and Magnus , who had gone to Ireland to raise an army. [ 2 ]

  5. Battle of Hastings - Wikipedia

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    Battle of Hastings Part of the Norman Conquest Harold Rex Interfectus Est: "King Harold is killed". Scene from the Bayeux Tapestry depicting the Battle of Hastings and the death of Harold. Date 14 October 1066 Location Hailesaltede, near Hastings, Sussex, England (today Battle, East Sussex, United Kingdom) Result Norman victory Belligerents Duchy of Normandy Kingdom of England Commanders and ...

  6. List of rider deaths in motorcycle racing - Wikipedia

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    Norman Brown (UK) July 31, 1983: 1983 British Grand Prix: 500 cc Silverstone Circuit: Suzuki: Race [79] Peter Huber (CH) July 31, 1983: 1983 British Grand Prix: 500 cc Silverstone Circuit: Suzuki: Race [79] Kevin Wrettom (UK) July 7, 1984: 1984 Belgian Grand Prix: 500 cc Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps: Suzuki: Practice [80] Alfred Heck (GER) July ...

  7. Lists of deaths by year - Wikipedia

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  8. British Normandy Memorial - Wikipedia

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    The British Normandy Memorial is a war memorial near the village of Ver-sur-Mer in Normandy, France. It was unveiled on 6 June 2021, the 77th anniversary of D-Day , and it is dedicated to soldiers who died under British command during the Normandy landings .

  9. Harrying of the North - Wikipedia

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    The North of England, showing today's county outlines. The Harrying of the North was a series of military campaigns waged by William the Conqueror in the winter of 1069–1070 to subjugate Northern England, where the presence of the last Wessex claimant, Edgar Ætheling, had encouraged Anglo-Saxon Northumbrian, Anglo-Scandinavian and Danish rebellions.