Edward the Confessor dies without an heir
1066 · Event
England's saintly king dies at Westminster leaving no son and a poisoned legacy: Harold Godwinson says the crown was granted on the deathbed, William of Normandy says it was promised years before, and Harald Hardrada of Norway has a claim of his own. The most contested succession in English history is open.
On these timelines: Norman Conquest, England, Master, United Kingdom (combined)
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