Harold Godwinson is crowned king of England
1066 · Event
The day after Edward the Confessor's death — and probably in the same abbey where he was buried that morning — England's most powerful earl is crowned Harold II. The indecent speed says everything: he knows Normandy and Norway are coming.
On these timelines: Norman Conquest, England, Master, United Kingdom (combined)
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