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Showing posts with label Edward the Confessor. Show all posts

Showing posts with label Edward the Confessor. Show all posts

Saturday, March 4, 2017

1066 – how the Viking diversion cost Harold his throne

History Extra The battle of Stamford Bridge, 1066. (Mary Evans Picture Library/Alamy Stock Photo) Cnut’s father, Swein Forkbeard, defe...

Sunday, April 3, 2016

History Trivia - Edward the Confessor crowned King of England

April 3 1043 Edward the Confessor was crowned King of England. Elected by popular acclamation, Edward (known as "the Confessor...

Tuesday, January 5, 2016

History Trivia - Edward the Confessor dies

January 5 1066, Edward the Confessor, King of England, died. Edward was the son of Æthelred the Unready and Emma of Normandy, was one ...

Monday, December 28, 2015

History Trivia - Westminster Abbey in London consecrated

December 28 1065 Westminster Abbey in London, built under the auspices of Edward the Confessor, was consecrated. The Benedictine ...

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