@hells-caretaker saidA curious twist is that the Wirral had been largely settled by Vikings with many places directly descended from the settlements including Greasby (Greasbyr), Thingwall (Thingvöllr - assembly field), Tranmere (Tranmeir) and Heswall (Hesliwella). I think it was King Alfred's daughter who was based in Chester and hit on the idea that if you had friendly Viking settlements on the coast who you traded with, you didn't get raided. So you can add Viking heritage into Merseyside's melting pot along with all the rest (Jan Molby was by no means the first).
910 A.D. - The last Viking army to raid England was defeated at the Battle of Tettenhall by the allied forces of Mercia and Wessex, led by King Edward and Earl Aetherlred🚬
@hells-caretaker saidBattle of Stamford Bridge? 1066.
910 A.D. - The last Viking army to raid England was defeated at the Battle of Tettenhall by the allied forces of Mercia and Wessex, led by King Edward and Earl Aetherlred🚬
And Vikings continued raiding for a few years after that too.
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@wolfgang59 saidDon’t forget Fulford, Viking’s actually won that battle. Funny how you mention 1066 and the battle of Hastings in the only thought, might of had a different outcome if the other two battles hadn’t taken place.
Battle of Stamford Bridge? 1066.
And Vikings continued raiding for a few years after that too.
@handyandy saidYes a great day in history, and the start of the baby boomers began that evening! 😉
On this date in 1945, President Harry Truman announced that Imperial Japan had surrendered unconditionally, ending World War II.
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@trev33 saidThe Battle of Hastings was such a close call that without Stamford Bridge William would almost certainly had lost.
Don’t forget Fulford, Viking’s actually won that battle. Funny how you mention 1066 and the battle of Hastings in the only thought, might of had a different outcome if the other two battles hadn’t taken place.
Can you imagine what would have happened if Hardrada and Tostig had
delayed their invasion by a month? William would have lost, Fulford and
Stamford Bridge would have been won by the Danes. The British
aristocracy would be Viking descendants and not Norman-French.
IF ...
On this day in 1953
Britain's MI6 and America's CIA orchestrate the overthrow of the
Iranian government, reinstating the Shah. The Prime Minister,
Mohammad Mosaddegh is imprisoned until his death 14 years later.
Many Iranians regard Mosaddegh as the leading champion of secular
democracy and resistance to foreign domination in Iran's modern history
His administration introduced a range of social and political measures
such as social security, land reforms and higher taxes including the
introduction of taxation of the rent on land. His government's most
significant policy, however, was the nationalization of the Iranian oil industry.
All about the oil boys. Without that CIA/MI6 coup Iran could be a peaceful Western ally.