Medieval City That Altered The Course Of English History

A Viking Mystery Beneath Oxford University, archaeologists have uncovered a medieval city that altered the course of English history image: http://thumbs.media.smithsonianmag.com//filer/Vikings-mass-grave-631.jpg__800x600_q85_crop.jpg Mass grave British archaeologists looking for evidence of prehistoric activity in the English county of Dorset discovered instead a mass grave holding 54 male skeletons. (Oxford Archaeology) By David Keys SMITHSONIAN MAGAZINE | SUBSCRIBE OCTOBER 2010 1.1K 16 9 256 31 9 7.2K 1.1K 16 256 31 9 7.2K (Continued from page 2) According to the Anglo-Saxon Chronicle, Aethelred was â€Å"informed† that Danish mercenaries intended to â€Å"beguile him out of his life.† (It is unknown whether an informer learned of an actual plot, or if Aethelred and his council fabricated the threat.) Aethelred then set in motion one of the most heinous acts of mass murder in English history, committed on St. Brice’s Day, November 13, 1002. As he himself recounted in a charter written two years later, â€Å"a decree was sent out by me, with the counsel of my leading men and magnates, to the effect that all the Danes who had sprung up in this island, sprouting like cockle [weeds] amongst the wheat, were to be destroyed by a most just extermination.† Prior to 2008, the only known inhabitants of the St. John’s College garden had been the songbirds and squirrels that darted across the neatly cropped lawn and hid in an ancient beech tree. Generations of dons and students had strolledShow MoreRelatedThe Black Death And Its Impact On Society1291 Words   |  6 PagesThroughout history many natural events have had a profound effect on mankind, but few of these events have shaped history and culture as profoundly as the Black Death. The Black Death was the name given to the deadly disease that hugely disrupted Europe between 1347 and 1351. The disaster influenced and altered all aspects of European life. 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