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England in 1050

Historical records for England in 1050, rendered directly from the World History Database and ordered by month, day and event.

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1050Birth of sonEdgar the Atheling

House / House of Wessex

Born in Hungary, son of Edward the Exile, son of King Edmund II Ironside, last male member of the royal house of Cerdic of Wessex

1050Exeter DioceseEdward the Confessor

Wessex · House / House of Wessex

Establishes the Diocese of Exeter

Names involved

Edgar the AthelingEdward the Confessor

Places involved

Wessex

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varies by record; formal academic citation should be checked against the relevant primary source, archive or specialist historical reference.