What started again in the 980s troubling Æthelred's reign?
Plague outbreaks
Famines
Danish raids
Peasant uprisings
Answer
The answer is Danish raids. Danish raids started again in the 980s troubling Æthelred's reign and culminated in the massacre of St. Brice's Day in 1002. This event marked the beginning of a long and bloody struggle between the English and the Danes for control of England.
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