St. Brice's Day massacre

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Remains of the slaughtered have been found here at St. John's College, Oxford.

St. Brice's Day massacre

The St Brice's Day massacre was the killing of Danes in the Kingdom of England on 13 November 1002, ordered by King Æthelred the Unready. The name refers to St Brice, fifth century Bishop of Tours, whose feast day is 13 November.^[2]

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http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/St. Brice's Day massacre

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