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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 ...
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
1066 Death of Edward the Confessor in January, Harold II accedes to the English throne. Norman invasion and conquest of England, Harold II is killed and William the Conqueror becomes King of England; 1078 Work commenced on Tintern Abbey; 1086 Work commences on the Domesday Book; 1087 Death of William the Conqueror
The following is a timeline of major events in post-classical history from the 5th to 15th centuries, ... 1066: William the Conqueror, Duke of Normandy, ...
This is a timeline of British history, comprising important legal and territorial changes and political events in the United Kingdom and its predecessor states. To read about the background to these events, see History of England, History of Wales, History of Scotland, History of Ireland, Formation of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland and History of the United Kingdom
Battle of Hastings Part of the Norman Conquest Harold Rex Interfectus Est: "King Harold is killed". Scene from the Bayeux Tapestry depicting the Battle of Hastings and the death of Harold. Date 14 October 1066 Location Hailesaltede, near Hastings, Sussex, England (today Battle, East Sussex, United Kingdom) Result Norman victory Belligerents Duchy of Normandy Kingdom of England Commanders and ...
The Timeline of conflict in Anglo-Saxon Britain is concerned with the period ... The following is an outline of some events recorded in Bede's ... 1066: Battle of ...
Events from the 1060s in England. Incumbents. Monarch – Edward the Confessor (to 5 January 1066), Harold II (5 January to 14 October 1066), ...