Expansion of England By Tayla Marieeee May 17, 1043 Edward the Confessor becomes king of all England. May 17, 1066 William the Conqueror to be crowned king of England and permanently changed the English language and culture. May 17, 1348 The Black Death arrived in England. May 17, 1529 King Henry VIII severed ties with the Catholic Church and declared himself head of the church in England. Mar 2, 2022 Vikings begin a new wave of raids on England.