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208 – The Battle of Englefield

The British History Podcast

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The Strategic Importance of Reading for the Danes

This chapter explores the significance of Reading in the Danes' plan to attack the West Saxons and highlights its strategic advantages as an administrative center, a source of loot, and a favorable location for invasion.

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