There was a settlement on the banks of the River Exe prior to the Romans foundation of Isca Dumnoniorum in c.AD 50, building a defensive wall to surround the settlement. In 876 Exeter was attacked by the Danes. In 1068 the city was attacked by William the Conqueror, submitting only after a 18 day siege.
It was extensively bombed by the Germans during WWII in the [Baedeker Blitz]?. In 1942, 40 acres of the city was levelled by extensive bombing by the German Luftwaffe: many historic buildings were destroyed, and the cathedral was damaged. The city has been rebuilt in an attempt to preserve its ancient heritage.
It has a football club which is represented at the national league level, [Exeter City F.C.]?.
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