Tag: Edward the Confessor

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5th January 1066: Death of Edward the Confessor sparks a succession crisis

5th January 2023
Tagged as: Anglo-Saxon, Bayeux Tapestry, Edward the Confessor, Harold I, Medieval, Normandy, Tostig, William of Normandy

A succession crisis was sparked following the death of Edward the Confessor, the last Anglo-Saxon king of England.

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6th January 1066: Harold Godwinson crowned Harold II, the last Anglo-Saxon king of England

6th January 2022
Tagged as: Anglo-Saxon, Edward the Confessor, England, Monarchy, Norman Conquest, Normandy, Politics, Westminster Abbey, William of Normandy, William the Conqueror

When the Witenaġemot met after the death of Edward the Confessor, the elected Harold to be the new king and his coronation took place the same day.

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6th January 1066: Harold Godwinson crowned king of England

6th January 2020
Tagged as: Anglo-Saxon, Bayeux Tapestry, Edward the Confessor, England, Harold I, Monarchy, Normandy, Politics, Westminster Abbey, William of Normandy

On the 6^th January 1066, Harold Godwinson was crowned king of England.