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1066 was a common year starting on Sunday of the Julian calendar, the 1066th year of the Common Era (CE) and Anno Domini (AD) designations, the 66th year of the 2nd millennium and the 11th century, and the 7th year of the 1060s decade. As of the start of 1066, the Gregorian calendar was 6 days ahead of the Julian calendar, which was the ...
Below is a list of sovereign states with the dates of their formation ... 26 April 2020: ... and the 1066 Norman Conquest before the union of England and Scotland in ...
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2020 31 January The United Kingdom leaves the European Union. 23 March – 2021 A national lockdown takes place due to the coronavirus pandemic. Freedom of movement is restricted and this becomes enforceable in law. Non-essential shops and services close. 2022 6 February Elizabeth II's Platinum Jubilee, marking 70 years on the British throne.
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Halley's Comet in 1066 depicted on the Bayeux Tapestry. In 1066, the comet was seen in England and thought to be an omen: later that year Harold II of England died at the Battle of Hastings and William the Conqueror claimed the throne. The comet is represented on the Bayeux Tapestry and described in the tituli as a star.
Date Event 1003 Edward the Confessor, the future king of England (r. 1042-1066), is born to parents Æthelred the Unready and Emma of Normandy. 1016 Harold Harefoot, the future king of England (r.1035-1040), is born to parents Cnut the Great and Ælfgifu of Northhampton. 1016: Cnut the Great of Denmark becomes king of all England [18] 1018
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