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THE BRITISH KINGS & QUEENS

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  • EDMUND II IRONSIDE (1016-1016)
    1016

    EDMUND II IRONSIDE (1016-1016)

    Edmund made a pact with Canute to divide the kingdom between them.
  • CANUTE THE DANE (CNUT THE GREAT) (1016-1035)
    1035

    CANUTE THE DANE (CNUT THE GREAT) (1016-1035)

    Canute divided England into the four earldoms of East Anglia, Mercia, Northumbria and Wessex.
  • HAROLD I (1035-1040)
    1040

    HAROLD I (1035-1040)

    Harold I known as Harold Harefoot, in recognition of his speed and skill as a hunter.
  • HARTHACANUTE (1040-1042)
    1042

    HARTHACANUTE (1040-1042)

    Harthacanute died at a wedding whilst toasting the health of the bride, he was aged just 24 and was the last Danish king to rule England.
  • EDWARD THE CONFESSOR (1042-1066)
    1066

    EDWARD THE CONFESSOR (1042-1066)

    He presided over the rebuilding of Westminster Abbey, leaving much of the running of the country to Earl Godwin and his son Harold.
  • HAROLD II (1066)
    1066

    HAROLD II (1066)

    The death of Harold at the Battle of Hastings meant the end of the English Anglo-Saxon kings and the beginning of the Normans.