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1016
EDMUND II IRONSIDE (1016-1016)
Edmund made a pact with Canute to divide the kingdom between them. -
1035
CANUTE THE DANE (CNUT THE GREAT) (1016-1035)
Canute divided England into the four earldoms of East Anglia, Mercia, Northumbria and Wessex. -
1040
HAROLD I (1035-1040)
Harold I known as Harold Harefoot, in recognition of his speed and skill as a hunter. -
1042
HARTHACANUTE (1040-1042)
Harthacanute died at a wedding whilst toasting the health of the bride, he was aged just 24 and was the last Danish king to rule England. -
1066
EDWARD THE CONFESSOR (1042-1066)
He presided over the rebuilding of Westminster Abbey, leaving much of the running of the country to Earl Godwin and his son Harold. -
1066
HAROLD II (1066)
The death of Harold at the Battle of Hastings meant the end of the English Anglo-Saxon kings and the beginning of the Normans.