William I the Conqueror5 January 1066
Edward the Confessor dies, opening the succession crisis in which William asserts his claim to the English throne.
England · House / House of Normandy. Chronological records rendered directly from the World History Database.
Edward the Confessor dies, opening the succession crisis in which William asserts his claim to the English throne.
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