1066 - Definition and Overview
Years:
1063
1064
1065
-
1066
-
1067
1068
1069
Decades
:
1030s
1040s
1050s
-
1060s
-
1070s
1080s
1090s
Centuries
:
10th century
-
11th century
-
12th century
Events
January 6
-
Harold II
is crowned
King of England
the day after
Edward the Confessor
dies.
Tostig Godwinson
and
Harald Hardraada
of
Norway
invade
England
.
September 25
- Harold II defeats Tostig and Harold Hardraada at the
Battle of Stamford Bridge
, killing both.
September 28
-
Norman Conquest
:
William the Conqueror
, Duke of
Normandy
, invades
England
.
October 14
- Norman Conquest:
Battle of Hastings
- In
England
on Senlac Hill, seven miles from
Hastings
, the
Norman
invasion forces of
William the Conqueror
defeat the English army and kill King
Harold II of England
. The Norman dynasty of English Kings followed.
England
was not successfully invaded again until the invasion of
William III
on
November 5
,
1688
.
The
Viking
port of
Hedeby
was destroyed by marauding Slavs.
A new church is begun at
Monte Cassino
.
Halley's Comet
is sighted in Britain.
Births
Deaths
January 5
-
Edward the Confessor
,
King of England
.
September 25
-
Tostig Godwinson
, deposed
Earl
of
Northumbria
and brother of
Harold II of England
.
October 14
-
Harold II Godwinson of England
, the last
Saxon
King of England
.
Harald III of Norway
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