What significant event in English history happened in 1066?

Answer 1

• "January 4-Edward the Confessor dies. The Witan proclaims Harold Godwinson King.

• January 5-Harold II is crowned King of England at Westminster Abbey.

• March 20 - Halley's Comet reaches perihelion, it is subsequently recorded in the Bayeux Tapestry.

• September 20-Battle of Fulford: King Harald III of Norway (Harald Hardrada) defeats the northern English earls Edwin and Morcar.

• September 25-Battle of Stamford Bridge: King Harold II of England defeats the Vikings under Harald Hardrada.

• September 28-Duke William of Normandy, lands in England at Pevensey.

• October 14-Battle of Hastings, fought between King Harold II of England and Duke William of Normandy: Harold is killed and William is victorious. In England this is the traditional end of the Dark Ages and the start of the Middle Ages.

• December 25-Duke William of Normandy, is crowned King William I of England.

• Magnus II is crowned King of Norway.

• The first black Africans in modern-day Gambia convert to Islam.

• December 30 - Granada massacre: A Muslim mob storms the royal palace in Granada, crucifiesJewish vizier Joseph ibn Naghrela and massacres most of the Jewish population of the city.

• Shen Kuo receives a post in the capital China.

• Hedeby is destroyed by a Slavic army and permanently abandoned.

• Sima Guang completes the compilation of a large dictionary, an important work of Chineselexicography."

Answer 2

October 14 - Battle of Hastings, fought between King Harold II of England and Duke William of Normandy: Harold is killed and William is victorious. In England this is the traditional end of the Dark Ages and the start of the Middle Ages.

Answer 3

A lot of things happened in the year 1066 a.d.

For example:

-Edward the Confessor Dies

-The battle of Hastings began

-that year on christmas day William the conqueror was coronated

-WIlliam made a tax record book called "Domesday"

-King Harold died in battle

-The loyal Barons signed a feudal pact

Answer 4

The year of 1066 AD was a very active year. January saw the crowing of King Harold, October was The Battle of Hastings and in December Edward the Conqueror was crowned after his defeat of Harold.

Answer 5

The most significant event of the year 1066 was the Battle of Hastings. Other events in that year include the coronation of William of Normandy, the battle of Stamford Bridge and the battle of Fulford.

Answer 6

In the year 1066 was The Battle of Hastings

Answer 7

the battle of hastings