7 events found for 1066
Norwegian king Harald Hardrada lands with Tostig Godwinson at the mouth of the Humber River and begins his invasion of…
At the Battle of Fulford, Harald Hardrada defeats earls Morcar and Edwin.
In the Battle of Stamford Bridge, Harald Hardrada, the invading King of Norway, is defeated by King Harold II of…
William the Conqueror and his army set sail from the mouth of the Somme river, beginning the Norman conquest of England.
William the Conqueror lands in England, beginning the Norman conquest.
The Norman conquest of England begins with the Battle of Hastings.
Following the death of Harold II at the Battle of Hastings, Edgar the Ætheling is proclaimed King of England by the…