Hereward the Wake

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Illustration

Mark Cartwright
by John Cassell
published on 17 January 2019
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Hereward the Wake, an Anglo-Saxon rebel who fought unsuccessfully against the Norman army of William the Conqueror in 1070-71 CE at Ely in East Anglia during the closing stages of the Norman Conquest of England.

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Cassell, J. (2019, January 17). Hereward the Wake. World History Encyclopedia. Retrieved from https://www.worldhistory.org/image/9864/hereward-the-wake/

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Cassell, John. "Hereward the Wake." World History Encyclopedia. Last modified January 17, 2019. https://www.worldhistory.org/image/9864/hereward-the-wake/.

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Cassell, John. "Hereward the Wake." World History Encyclopedia. World History Encyclopedia, 17 Jan 2019. Web. 26 Dec 2024.

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