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St Brice's Day Massacre — OCR History B Definition | GradeGen.AI

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St Brice's Day Massacre

GCSEOCRJ411

St Brice's Day Massacre

Key term for OCR GCSE History B, used in Kings.

Definition

The state-sanctioned mass murder of Danes in England on 13 November 1002, ordered by King Æthelred II.

Exam Context

St Brice's Day Massacre appears in OCR GCSE History B revision content for Viking Expansion (c.750–c.1050), especially Kings and Svein Forkbeard.

Viking Expansion (c.750–c.1050)Kings Svein Forkbeard

Found in Revision Notes

Viking Expansion (c.750–c.1050)

Svein Forkbeard

Kings • Svein Forkbeard

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