Tag: Norman Conquest

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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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28th September 1066: William of Normandy lands in England

28th September 2021
Tagged as: Battle of Hastings, England, Harald Hardrada, Harold Godwinson, Harold II, Invasion, Norman Conquest, Normandy, William of Normandy

William, duke of Normandy, landed in England to begin the Norman Conquest.