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In 1016, Cnut of Denmark invaded England
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He eradicated all opposition in Winter 1017, and ruled thereafter with a combination of Danes and newly English Earls.
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Finally regained the throne in 1042.
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Edward the Confessor offered William the crown and sent Harold to pledge it to him in the Winter of 1064/5
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January 1066, Edward the Confessor dies
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May 1066,Tostig makes an abortive attempt to invade England
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•Oct-Dec , 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.