Earl Godwin's exile and return
1051–1052 · Event
Edward the Confessor outlaws his overmighty father-in-law Earl Godwin and his sons; a year later they sail up the Thames in force and the king must restore them — setting Harold on the road to the crown.
On these timelines: England, Norman Conquest, United Kingdom (combined), Master
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