Reign of Edward the Confessor
1042–1066 · Event
Pious king whose disputed succession triggered the events of 1066.
On these timelines: England: Monarchs, England, United Kingdom (combined), Master
More from England: Monarchs
- Reign of Alfred the Great (871)
- Reign of Henry VIII (1509)
- Reign of Elizabeth I (1558)
- Reign of Victoria (1837)
- Reign of Elizabeth II (1952)
- Reign of Henry II (1154)
- Reign of Edward I (1272)
- Reign of Edward III (1327)
Around 1042
- Norman Conquest of England (1066)
- East–West Schism (1054)
- Domesday Book (1086)
- The Tale of Genji written (1008)
- Reign of William the Conqueror (1066)
- Battle of Hastings (1066)
- Bi Sheng invents movable type (1040)
- Battle of Manzikert (1071)
- William the Conqueror (1028)
- Investiture Controversy (1076)