What the records say
- When
- 1068
- Kind
- Siege
- Coordinates
- 50.73° N, 3.53° W
- Description
- 1068 siege of Exeter by William the Conqueror
Siege of Exeter (1068)
Part of the Norman Conquest of England
The siege of Exeter occurred early in 1068 when King William I of England marched a combined army of Normans and loyal Englishmen westwards to force the submission of the city of Exeter in Devon, a stronghold of Anglo-Saxon resistance against Norman rule following the Norman conquest of England.
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