The amphibious landings in Normandy are still the largest seaborne invasion ever to be staged, and marked the start of the Allied invasion of Nazi-held Western Europe.
Matilda, the daughter of King Henry I of England, was declared the ‘Lady of England and Normandy’ in advance of a coronation that never took place.
A succession crisis was sparked following the death of Edward the Confessor, the last Anglo-Saxon king of England.
The 6th June 1944 saw the largest seaborne invasion in history, when the Allied forces of the Second World War launched Operation Neptune – more commonly known as the D-Day landings.
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.
Harold was killed on the battlefield and, although his exact cause of death isn’t known, it signalled the collapse of the English forces.
William, duke of Normandy, landed in England to begin the Norman Conquest.
On the 6th January 1066, Harold Godwinson was crowned king of England.
On the 25th December 1066, William of Normandy was crowned King of England at Westminster Abbey.
On the 14th October 1066, the Battle of Hastings was fought between Duke William II of Normandy and the Anglo-Saxon king Harold Godwinson.
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