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This decisive battle in 1265 effectively ended the 2nd Baron's War
The rebel leader Simon de Montfort was killed
The royal army was led by Edward, son of Henry III (later Edward I)
11 May, 878
Battle of Eddington
King Alfred of Wessex, later to become known as Alfred the Great, defeated a Danish force led by Guthrum, at Eddington, in Wiltshire. Alfred was aided by men from Somerset, Hampshire, and Wiltshire. According to peace terms drawn up at Wedmore, Guthrum agreed to be baptised and withdraw his forces to the East, forming The Danelaw, where Danish rule held sway, while Alfred controlled the west of England.
This king was the son of Stephen, Count of Blois and Chartres
He was the nephew of Henry I
He seized the throne in 1135