This Week In History
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06 Jan
The Crowning of the Last Anglo-Saxon King of England
Harold II (Godwinson)
- January 6th 1066 -
The military invasion of England by William the Conqueror in 1066, and the subsequent war of succession of the same year, was triggered by the...
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28 Sep
William, Duke of Normandy, Lands at Pevensey
- 28th September 1066 -
In history certain ‘inevitabilities’ are fashioned from events that happened some time ago due to the vagaries of hindsight and knowledge. William’s conquering of...
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27 May
- The Crowning of King John in Westminster Abbey - May 27th 1199 -
After the death of his popular brother, Richard I, on April 6th in France from injuries sustained from a crossbow bolt, John quickly seized the treasury at Chinon. He had...
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20 Sep
The Battle of Fulford
- 20th September 1066 –
The Norman invasion is a pivotal and much studied event in European history. Many have heard the story of Harold Godwinson attempting to defend England from invasions on two fronts, Harald Hardrada (...
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03 Apr
The Crowning of Edward, The Confessor - 3rd April 1042.
Vitae Ædwardi Regis, the book on the life of Edward, commissioned by his wife, describes the Anglo-Saxon King as “Of outstanding height and distinguished by his milky white hair and beard...
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