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1016 - 2016 :
The Battle Of Assandun Commemoration

 

Welcome to BASH, The Battle of Assandun Commemoration Website.

This page will report BASH's progress towards the 2016 commemorations (see below). In the meantime please use the menu on the left to explore the site and find out more about the original Battle of Assandun in 1016 and what we have planned for 2016.

18th October 2009 - The Case of the Missing Battlesite.

An article covering the latest Battlesite research has been published on the Events page.

22nd February 2008 - 1000 years ago.

We have updated our "1000 Years Ago" panel (on the right of this page) with the 1008 entry from the Anglo-Saxon Chronicle.
The 1007 entry has now been moved to our new 1000 years ago page.

30th January 2008 - Exhibition December 2007 Photos

We have now added photos from our December 2007 Exhibition, click on the photo below to see the individual photos with descriptions.

Image: Southend Library Exhibition Photos December 2007

15th January, 2008 - BASH Forums

We have added forums to the website, please feel free to register and contribute.

1000 years ago
(A.D. 1010)
This year came the aforesaid army, after Easter, into East Anglia; and went up at Ipswich, marching continually till they came where they understood Ulfcytel was with his army. This was on the day called the first of the Ascension of our Lord. The East-Angles soon fled. Cambridgeshire stood firm against them. There was slain Athelstan... more
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days until the
Battle of Assandun Commemoration Day