Æthelred marries Emma of Normandy
1002 · Event
The English king marries the Duke of Normandy's sister, binding England to Normandy — the root of William's claim in 1066.
On these timelines: Norman Conquest, England, Master, United Kingdom (combined)
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- Edward the Confessor names William his heir (1051)
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