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Medieval

Sack of Peterborough Abbey by Turold

1070
Cambridgeshire, England
Also known as: Norman abbot Turold at Peterborough 1070 · Turold occupies Peterborough
Era
Medieval
Battle Type
Skirmish
Location
Cambridgeshire, England
Status
Unregistered
The Combatants

Who Fought

Defeated
Peterborough monks
Forces
Peterborough monks & garrison c.100–200
VS
Victor
Turold of Fecamp
Forces
Turold c.160–300
Outcome
Norman abbot installed by force with armed escort; monastery militarised
The Battle

History & Significance

The installation of the warrior-abbot Turold at Peterborough with a force of 160 armed men demonstrated how the Normans used ecclesiastical appointments as instruments of military occupation, provoking the Hereward raid that followed.

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Protected heritage nearby

Scheduled Monuments near Sack of Peterborough Abbey by Turold

Old Customs House
Scheduled monument · ~0.1 miles
Peterborough Cathedral Precincts, including Table Hall and Infirmary Arcade
Scheduled monument · ~0.1 miles
Touthill and site of castle bailey
Scheduled monument · ~0.2 miles
Stanground churchyard cross
Scheduled monument · ~0.7 miles
Fletton churchyard cross
Scheduled monument · ~0.8 miles
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