Complete the sentence about Cnut the Great with the correct year: As a Danish prince, Cnut won the throne of England in ______ in the wake of centuries of Viking activity in northwestern Europe.
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Correct answer: B. 1016
As a Danish prince, Cnut won the English throne in 1016, after centuries of Viking activity in north-western Europe. He then ruled a North Sea empire.
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