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Capture of Earl Waltheof

1075
Northamptonshire, England
Also known as: Waltheof arrested 1075 · Last English earl taken
Era
Medieval
Battle Type
Skirmish
Location
Northamptonshire, England
Status
Unregistered
The Combatants

Who Fought

Defeated
Earl Waltheof of Northumbria
Forces
Earl Waltheof's escort/retinue c.50–150.
VS
Victor
William I
Forces
William I forces c.500–800
Outcome
Waltheof arrested; imprisoned at Winchester; executed 1076; last English earl beheaded
The Battle

History & Significance

The arrest and beheading of Waltheof, the only earl to die for the Earls Revolt, marked the final elimination of the Anglo-Danish aristocracy and completed the Norman replacement of the English ruling class.

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Scheduled Monuments near Capture of Earl Waltheof

Barton Seagrave moats, fishponds and shrunken medieval village remains
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Tithe barn
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Ditchford Bridge
Scheduled monument · ~4.1 miles
Roman town of Irchester and preceding Iron Age settlement; including remains of the medieval hamlet of Chester on the Water
Scheduled monument · ~4.4 miles
Crow Hill Iron Age hillfort with associated Iron Age, Roman and Medieval settlements
Scheduled monument · ~4.5 miles
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