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Dec 1, 1042
Edward (the Confessor) fled to his father-in-law in Normandy. He finally regained the throne in 1042.
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Period: Jan 1, 1065 to Dec 31, 1067
Norman Invasion
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Jan 1, 1066
Edward the confessor dies
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Mar 1, 1066
Tostig comes to Flanders looking for aid in his projected bid against Harold
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May 1, 1066
Tostig makes an abortive attempt to invade England.
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Sep 20, 1066
Harald Hardrada and Tostig defeat the hastily assembled forces of Earls Edwin & Morcar at Fulford outside York.
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Sep 25, 1066
Harold responds by scraping together a scratch force made up largely of his own housecarls and personal followers,
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Sep 28, 1066
Having sailed his fleet to St Valery sur Somme, William waits for the wind to be in the right direction.
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Oct 1, 1066
While at York, Harold learns of William's landing. He marches back down Ermine Street, stopping to pray at Waltham Abbey (which he had founded) on the way.
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Oct 1, 1066
Hasting war
Goes through christmas -
Oct 12, 1066
he is back in London and gathering what forces he could to face William.