Hereward the Wake

The source records Lincolnshire as this person's birthplace. The pin marks the area, not an exact birth address or later home.

What is recorded here

Why this person is known: 11th-century leader of local resistance to the Norman conquest of England

From Wikidata Q37591

Birthplace

Lincolnshire

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• Alan Murray-Rust, Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 2.0
• Brian from UK, Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 2.0
• Bob Harvey, Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 2.0
• Sandy Gerrard, Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 2.0
• Richard Croft, Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 2.0
• Jonathan Thacker, Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 2.0
• Josie Campbell, Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 2.0
• Tim Heaton, Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 2.0
• Chris McAuley, Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 2.0

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