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January 1066

Harold Godwinson crowned King of England

The Battle of Stamford Bridge marks the end of the Viking era.

William the Conqueror invades England: the Norman Conquest begins.

In England on Senlac Hill, seven miles from Hastings, the forces of William the Conqueror defeat the Saxon army and kill King Harold II of England.

Coronation of William the Conqueror as king of England, at Westminster Abbey, London.

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