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Viking Raid, Loving v. Virginia & the First Pacific Flight | Jun 8–13
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From the Viking assault on Lindisfarne in 793 to the landmark Loving v. Virginia ruling in 1967, this week in history delivered turning points across a thousand years. Eight remarkable events, eight centuries — one unforgettable week.
Audio is available on Spreaker — see link below.
On June eighth, seven ninety-three, on the holy island of Lindisfarne off the coast of Northumbria in England, Norse raiders swept ashore and attacked the monastery there, killing monks, plundering its treasures, and shocking the Christian world. The assault on Lindisfarne Abbey is widely regarded as the opening act of the Viking Age in the British Isles.
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