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Edward the Confessor, King of England dies.
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Harold Godwinson is crowned King of England.
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William, Duke of Normandy, begins preparations to invade England to assert his claim over England.
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Harold disbands his army on the south coast of England, believing that William will not attempt a crossing of the English Channel that year.
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The Battle of Fulford Gate see the Norse army defeat an English army led by Edwin, Earl of Mercia, and his brother Morcar, Earl of Northumbria. York surrenders to Harald Hardrada.
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A fleet from Norway arrives on the northeast coast of England, commanded by King Harald Hardrada with Tostig, brother of King Harold.
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King Harold Godwinson arrives in York, after a four-day march from southern England, and then defeats and kills Harald and Tostig at the Battle of Stamford Bridge.
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After setting sail a day earlier, the Norman fleet lands at Pevensey, on the southern coast of England.
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The Normans arrive at Canterbury.
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Duke William occupies Hastings.
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King Harold, still at York, learns of the landing of the Normans and begins a march back to southern England.
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King Harold arrives in London.
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Harold and the English army march out of London and go to Rochester.
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The English army camps at Senlac Hill, about 10 kilometers from Hastings. William marches his forces there.
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The Battle of Hastings is fought, ending with victory for Duke William and the death of Harold.
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While the Normans remain near the battlefield, the remaining English leaders return to London and name Edgar the Aetheling the new King of England.
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The Norman army goes to Dover, which surrenders.
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The Normans arrive at Canterbury.
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English and Norman leaders meet at Berkhamsted, where Edgar the Aetheling and other English leaders surrender to William.
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William’s army and fleet are based at St. Valery in Normandy, but are unable to cross the English Channel due to adverse winds.
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Duke William of Normandy is crowned King of England in Westminster Abbey.