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The following is a timeline of the history of the city of Exeter, Devon, England. ==Prior to 16th century== * 45 CE – Romans in power (approximate date). * 55 – Roman fort established in Isca Dumnoniorum (approximate date). * 380 – Roman occupation ends (approximate date). * 600 – Saxons arrive (approximate date).〔 * 868 – Monastery founded by Ethelred.〔 * 876 – Danes occupy town. * 893 – Town besieged by Danes again. * 900 – Market active. * 932 – Monastery founded by Athelstan.〔 * 927: William of Malmesbury, writing around 1120, says that Athelstan evicted the Cornish from Exeter and perhaps the rest of Devon: "''Exeter was cleansed of its defilement by wiping out that filthy race".〔Payton, Philip (1996). ''Cornwall: a history''. Fowey: Alexander Associates〕 ''The area inside the city walls still known today as 'Little Britain' is the quarter where most of the Cornish Romano-British aristocracy had their town houses, from which the Cornish were expelled. Under Athelstan's statutes it eventually became unlawful for any Cornishman to own land, and lawful for any Englishman to kill any Cornishman (or woman or child).'' * 1003 – Exeter sacked by forces of Sweyn of Denmark.〔 * 1048 – Episcopal see relocated to Exeter from Crediton.〔 * 1050 – Leofric becomes bishop of Exeter.〔 * 1067 – Exeter besieged by forces of William the Conqueror.〔 * 1068 – Rougemont Castle built (approximate date). * 1087 – Benedictine Priory of St Nicholas founded. * 1130 – Exeter fair active.〔 * 1136 – Exeter besieged by forces of Stephen, King of England.〔 * 1207 – Mayor in office. * 1236 – Nunnery founded.〔 * 1400 – Exeter Cathedral built (approximate date). * 1490 – Company of Weavers and Fullers incorporated. * 1497 – City besieged by forces of Perkin Warbeck.〔 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Timeline of Exeter」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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