1040s in England
Events from the 1040s in England.
Incumbents
Monarch - Harold Harefoot (to 17 March 1040), Harthacanute (to 8 June 1042), Edward the Confessor
Events
- 1040
- 1041
- 1042
- 8 June - Harthacnut dies at a feast[3] and is succeeded by his half-brother Edward the Confessor as King.[1]
- Encomium Emmae, a biography of Queen Emma of Normandy, is completed.[2]
- 1043
- 3 April - Coronation of Edward the Confessor at Winchester Cathedral.[1]
- 16 November - Queen Emma accused of treason and her ally Stigand, Bishop of East Anglia, is dismissed.[2]
- Earl Leofric of Mercia founds Coventry Abbey; according to legend, his wife Godiva rides naked through the town in protest at taxes to fund the abbey.[2]
- 1044
- King Edward pardons Emma and Stigand.[2]
- 1045
- 1046
- 1047
- 1048
- Last Viking raid on England; unsuccessful raiders flee to Flanders.[2]
- King Edward goes to war against Flanders, blockading the English Channel with a fleet based at Sandwich.[2]
- 1049
- Sweyn Godwinson returns from exile, murders his cousin, and is exiled again.[2]
Births
Deaths
- 1040
- 1042
- 8 June - King Harthacanute (born 1018)
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Williams, Hywel (2005). Cassell's Chronology of World History. London: Weidenfeld & Nicolson. pp. 108–109. ISBN 0-304-35730-8.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 2.5 2.6 2.7 2.8 2.9 2.10 2.11 Palmer, Alan; Palmer, Veronica (1992). The Chronology of British History. London: Century Ltd. pp. 50–51. ISBN 0-7126-5616-2.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 Anglo-Saxon Chronicle.
- ↑ Huscroft, Richard (2005). Ruling England 1042–1217. London: Pearson Longman. p. 49. ISBN 0-582-84882-2.
- ↑ Maund, Kari L. (2006). The Welsh Kings: Warriors, Warlords and Princes. Stroud: Tempus. pp. 89–90. ISBN 0-7524-2973-6.
See also
1040s in England: