Danish Conquest Of England 1016: How Did It Happen?

The 1066 battle of Hastings is one of the most famous dates in medieval history. But it is often forgotten that the Norman conquest was preceded by another invasion of England some 50 years earlier – led by Danish warrior Cnut in 1015–16. Here, medievalist Dr Eleanor Parker explains why we are wrong to overlook these events

King Cnut and the Viking Conquest of England 1016 By W.B.Bartlett

King Cnut the Great – The History Room

Kings of England before 1066

Rethinking the early Viking Age in the West, Antiquity

1016: Canute: Viking King who Ruled England

Why Danish Vikings moved to England

What happened to the Danes in England after the Saxon reconquest? - Quora

London's Viking Lineage

A Short History Of the Norman Conquest Of England, by Edward A. Freeman—A Project Gutenberg eBook