Medieval England: the reign of Edward I

• When was Edward the Confessor crowned king?

  Easter 1043
• From which year was there evidence of Norman Charters referring to Edward as 'King' in England? 1033
• Death of Edwards brother, Alfred?

  1036
• When was Robert of Jumieres appointed as Bishop of London? 1044
• When was Robert of Jumieres appointed as Archbishop of Canterbury? 1050
• Which decade showed frequent confrontations between Robert of Jumieres and Godwin? 1040s
• When was the Dover Fracas?

  1051
• When was William of Normandy reported to have visited England? 1051 - 52
• When was Harold Godwin reported to have visited Normandy? 1064/65
• Which decade did Ralf of Mantes build Motte and Bailey castles throughout Herefordshire? 1050s
• When was Swegn made an earl and Harold promoted? 1043
• In which year did Edward marry Godwin's daughter, Edith? 1045
• By which year did Swegn's kingdom include Hereford, Gloucester, Oxford, Berkshire ad Somerset? 1050
• When was Harold made Earl of East Anglia?

  1045
• When did Swegn seduce the Abbess of Leominster?

  1046
• When did Godwin secure Swegn's recall and reinstatement of earl? 1050
• When was Godwins counter-attack after the Dover Fracas and his exile? 1052
• When did Godwin die?

  1053
• When did Siward die and who was he replaced with as Earl of Northumbria? 1055, Tostig
• When did Ralf of Mantes die and who were his lands given to? 1057, Harold
• When was Aelfgar banished for treason?

  1055
• When was Gruffydd's second attack?

  1056
• When did Gruffydd attack Worcestershire?

  1060s
• When did Harold plan his revenge? What did he do? 1063, Harold attacked from the south and Tostig attacked from the north.
• When did the rebellion break out in Northumbria?

  1065
• In 1065, who did the rebels kill? Tostig's household troops and servants.
• Why was the king unable to raise a force against the rebels of 1065? No one wanted a civil war
• When did Edward suffer a series of strokes?

  1065
• When was Harold crowned king?

  6th January 1066