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On This Day In History: First Battle Of Reading Took Place – On Jan 4, 871 AD

AncientPages.com | January 4, 2017

AncientPages.com - On January 4, 871 AD, the Danes surprised the people of Wessex by arriving on horseback in a lightning raid that swiftly took the town of Reading.

Left: King Alfred Statue. Image credit: Kjetil r - CC BY-SA 3.0

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On This Day In History: Battle of Englefield Was Fought – On Dec 31, 870

AncientPages.com | December 31, 2016

AncientPages.com - The Battle of Englefield occurred around 31 December 870, marking a significant conflict where the West Saxons successfully defeated a Danish Viking army near Reading in

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On This Day In History: Viking Forces Laid Siege To Paris – On Nov 25, 885

AncientPages.com | November 25, 2016

AncientPages.com - On November 25, 885, the Vikings laid siege to Paris. The Siege of Paris of 885-86 was part of a Viking in the Kingdom of the West