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Harold II | king of England | Britannica.com  Last Anglo-Saxon king of England. A strong ruler and a skilled general, he held the crown for nine months in 1066 before he was killed at the Battle of ... figure in the kingdom early in Edward's reign, more powerful even than the king himself. ... year, succeeded to his father's earldoms, becoming (as his father had been) the...
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The three claimants to the English throne 1066  Edward stayed in Normandy until he became King of England in 1042. Edward ... England was ruled by Norwegian kings right up until 1042 when Edward the Confessor (the last Saxon King) snatched back the throne from them. Hardrada...
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List of English monarchs - Wikipedia  This list of kings and queens of the Kingdom of England begins with Alfred the Great, King of Wessex, one of the petty kingdoms to rule a portion of modern England. While Alfred was not the first king to lay claim to rule all of the English, his ... The last monarch of England was Queen Anne, who became Queen of Great...
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Edward the Confessor - Wikipedia  Edward the Confessor also known as Saint Edward the Confessor, was among the last Anglo-Saxon kings of England, and usually considered the last king of the House of Wessex, ruling from 1042 to 1066. ... When Edward died in 1066, he was succeeded by Harold Godwinson, who was defeated and killed in the same...
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Harold Godwinson - Wikipedia  Harold Godwinson or Harold II was the last Anglo-Saxon king of England. Harold reigned from ... His death marked the end of Anglo-Saxon rule over England. ... When Harold Harefoot died (1040), Harthacnut became King of England and .... He died on 5 January 1066, according to the Vita dwardi Regis, but not before...
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Harold Godwinson - Wikipedia  Harold Godwinson or Harold II was the last Anglo-Saxon king of England. Harold reigned from 6 January 1066 until his death at the Battle of Hastings .... According to Snorri Sturluson, before the battle a single man rode up alone to Harald .... and two others, were released from prison by King William as he lay dying in 1087.
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Saxon Kings: House of Wessex - Britannia.com  British History,Monarchs of Great Britain,King Arthur ... Youngest son of King thelwulf, Alfred became King of Wessex during a time of constant Viking attack.
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BBC - History - King Henry VI  Discover facts about King Henry VI whose reign was dominated by the Wars of ... to 1471 and the last Lancastrian ruler of England, Henry's reign was dominated by ... when he succeeded his father, Henry V. He was crowned king of England in ... Henry VI, who had been imprisoned in the Tower of London, was murdered...
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thelwulf (or Ethelwulf) King of England  858Anglo-Saxon king in England, the father of King Alfred the Great. ... The son of the great West Saxon king Egbert (ruled 802-839), Aethelwulf ascended the throne four years after the Danes had begun large-scale raids ... Brit., 1956 Ed. 1:276}. ... The ability to appoint younger sons to sub-kingdoms helped this process.
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The Norman Kings (1066 - 1154) - History of England  ... her son Henry as leader of the Plantagenet Dynasty which succeeded the Normans. ... William 1st The Conqueror 1066-1087 (38 when crowned) ... In 1066 when William 1st became King of England he inherited the best run and .... In three days this already popular man was crowned King of England and took no time to...
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The Norman Conquest of England - Historic UK  On 5th January 1066, Edward the Confessor, King of England, died. ... In Normandy Duke William did not agree with the voting of the Witan. ... Harold's sick, exhausted Saxon army met William's fresh, rested Norman troops on October 14th at Battle near Hastings, and the great battle began.
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William the Conqueror - Wikipedia  William I usually known as William the Conqueror and sometimes William the Bastard, was the first Norman King of England, reigning from 1066 until his death in 1087. ... His reign in England was marked by the construction of castles, the settling of ... William's lands were divided after his death: Normandy went to his eldest...
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BBC - KS3 Bitesize History - The Norman Conquest : Revision, Page 2  A key stage 3 history revision resource for the Norman Conquest. ... The main rivals for the throne were Harold Godwinson, Harald Hardrada and William of Normandy. ... William was crowned king of England on Christmas Day 1066, but it took ... conqueror and the Saxons became merely an unpaid workforce for their new...
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Saint Edward the Confessor - On this day 5th January, 1066 King ...  The last Anglo-Saxon king of England, he was called the Confessor because of his ... 1/05/1066 King Edward the Confessor died one of the last Anglo-Saxon ... was the penultimate Anglo-Saxon King of England and the last of the House of ..... of France,King Richard I of England (afterwards given the title Coeur de Lion or...
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King George VI - Wikipedia  George VI was King of the United Kingdom and the Dominions of the British Commonwealth from 11 December 1936 until his death. He was the last Emperor of...
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William the Conqueror - Military Leader, King - Biography.com  Dec 1, 2014 ... The policies of William the Conqueror, king of England from 1066 until his ... After the Battle of Hastings, in 1066, he was crowned king of England. ... On October 14, 1066, the two armies met in the famous Battle of Hastings.
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William the Conqueror - ORB: The Online Reference Book for ...  William is the fellow who conquered England in 1066, for which he gained the nickname "the Conqueror," although England was not his only conquest. ... By the early 11th century, the Danes had won so thoroughly that there were actually ... The duke gave these back out to those loyal to him, transforming his barons into an...
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Harold Godwinson - Wikipedia  Harold Godwinson or Harold II was the last Anglo-Saxon king of England. Harold reigned from 6 January 1066 until his death at the Battle of Hastings on 14 October, fighting the Norman invaders .... The notion that Harold died by an arrow to the eye is a popular belief today, but this historical legend is the subject to much...
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The House of Plantagenet. - English Monarchs  The Yorkist king Richard III was the last of his house, when he...
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Invasion of England, 1066 - EyeWitness to History  In London, news of the invasion sent King Harold hurriedly north at the head of his army ... On Christmas day 1066, William was crowned King of England in ... by Bishop Odo, bishop of Bayeux and the half-brother of William the Conqueror.
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The three claimants to the English throne 1066  When the English king Edward the Confessor died on 5 January 1066, no fixed ... The Witan (a spreme council of wise men) had to make the decision, and they ... that he, Harold, should have the crown (There were no witnesses to Edward saying this) ... Edward stayed in Normandy until he became King of England in 1042.