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England in 1037

Name: England in 1037 historical records
Creator: World History Database

Historical records for England in 1037, rendered directly from the World History Database and ordered by month, day and event.

7Records

6Events

4Named people

3Places

4Categories

Historical records

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1037CanonizationJohn of York

Religion / Roman Catholic Church

John of York is canonized

1037ElectionHarold I

House / House of Wessex

Imposes his election as king on the witan, ruling council of England

1037Exile of Emma of NormandyEmma of Normandy

House / House of Denmark

The Queen of Canute & Ethelred II seeks refuge in Flanders

1037Exile of Harold IHarold I

Bruges · House / House of Wessex

Exiles Emma to Bruges, widow of Canute I

1037Guardianship of NormandyWilliam I the Conqueror

Normandy · House / House of Normandy

William remains under noble guardianship while rival factions compete for influence in the duchy.

1037SuccessionHarold I

House / House of Wessex

Imposes his election as king on the witan, ruling council of England

1037SuccessionHarold I

Wessex · House / House of Wessex

Succeeds as King of England, Hardicanute is absent in Denmark fighting the Norwegians. Canute had intended Hardicanute to succeed to both of the thrones of England & Denmark

Names involved

Emma of NormandyHarold IJohn of YorkWilliam I the Conqueror

Places involved

BrugesNormandyWessex

Provenance

This page is generated from stored World History Database records matching the exact country and year shown above. Exact duplicate display records are collapsed. Records without a month are listed after the monthly sections. Source provenance varies by record; formal academic citation should be checked against the relevant primary source, archive or specialist historical reference.