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Jan 1, 1016
Cnut of Denmark invaded England.
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Period: Jan 1, 1016 to May 1, 1066
Norman Conquest
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Jan 1, 1017
Cnut eradicated all opposition in a pogrom
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Jan 1, 1042
Cnut finally regained the throne
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Jan 1, 1066
Edward the Confessor dies
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Sep 20, 1066
Eve Of conquest
After sailing up the Ouse with more than 10,000 men in 200 longships, Harald Hardrada and Tostig defeat the hastily assembled forces of Earls Edwin & Morcar at Fulford outside York -
Sep 25, 1066
Eve of COnquest
Harold responds by scraping together a scratch force made up largely of his own housecarls and personal followers, and racing north, calling up the shire levies as he passes through. In four days, he has marched 180 miles, and surprised the Norwegian army outside York at Stamford Bridge -
Sep 28, 1066
Eve of COnquest
Having sailed his fleet to St Valery sur Somme, William waits for the wind to be in the right direction. -
Oct 1, 1066
While at York, Harold learns of William's landing
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Oct 14, 1066
Hastings
Harold takes up a position blocking the Norman advance to London on Senlac Ridge at the site of Battle with an army of little more than 5,000 weary and footsore men. -
Oct 15, 1066
Hastings
A state of war continues until Christmas 1066, when a deal is struck between William and the English magnates in which he guarantees their positions in return for their support -
Tostig makes an abortive attempt to invade England