Historical Events In 1066

Jan 05   On this day in history edward de Belijder, the Confessor, king of England (1043-66), dies   

Jan 06   On this day in history king Harald of England crowned   

Feb 28   Westminster Abbey opens in the year 1066.   

Mar 23   18th recorded perihelion passage of Halley's Comet in the year 1066.   

Sep 20   Battle at Fulford: King of Norway, Harald III Hardrada defeats British militia on this day in history.   

Sep 25   Harald III Hardrada, King of Norway (1047-66), dies in battle at 51 in the year 1066.   

Sep 25   On this day in history the Battle of Stamford Bridge marks the end of the Anglo-Saxon era   

Sep 27   In the year 1066 william the Conqueror troops set sail for England   

Sep 28   William the Conqueror has landed at Pevensey in the year 1066.   

Sep 28   William the Conqueror invade England landing at Pevensey Bay, Sussex in the year 1066.   

Oct 14   In the year 1066 battle of Hastings   

Oct 14   On this day in history battle of Hastings, in which William the Conqueror wins England   

Oct 14   On this day in history harold II, King of England (1066), dies   

Oct 14   The Battle of Hastings seals the Norman conquest of England by Norsemen under William, 39, duke of Normandy, who will be called William the Conqueror and will rule England as William I until his death in 1087 in the year 1066.   

Dec 25   Harold II is killed in the Battle of Hastings, and William is crowned December 25 in the year 1066.   

Dec 25   On this day in history william the Conqueror's coronation, held at Westminster Abbey   

Dec 25   William the Conqueror, crowned king of England in the year 1066.   

Jan 05   On this day in history edward de Belijder, the Confessor, king of England (1043-66), dies   

Sep 25   On this day in history harald III Hardrada, King of Norway (1047-66), dies in battle at 51   

Oct 14   On this day in history harold II, King of England (1066), dies