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  2. List of English monarchs - Wikipedia

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    In 1066, several rival claimants to the English throne emerged. Among them were Harold Godwinson (recognised as king by the Witenagemot after the death of Edward the Confessor ), Harald Hardrada (King of Norway who claimed to be the rightful heir of Harthacnut) and Duke William II of Normandy (vassal to the King of France, and first cousin once ...

  3. List of British monarchs - Wikipedia

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    There have been 13 British monarchs since the political union of the Kingdom of England and the Kingdom of Scotland on 1 May 1707.England and Scotland had been in personal union since 24 March 1603; while the style, "King of Great Britain" first arose at that time, legislatively the title came into force in 1707.

  4. Regnal years of English and British monarchs - Wikipedia

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    For centuries, English official public documents have been dated according to the regnal years of the ruling monarch.Traditionally, parliamentary statutes are referenced by regnal year, e.g. the Occasional Conformity Act 1711 is officially referenced as "10 Ann. c. 6" (read as "the sixth chapter of the statute of the parliamentary session that sat in the 10th year of the reign of Queen Anne").

  5. Family tree of English monarchs - Wikipedia

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    (see List_of_monarchs_of_Wessex) As to the medieval histories of Scotland and Wales: The family tree of Scottish monarchs covers the same period in Scotland and, equally as shown, directly precedes the family tree of the British royal family. The family tree of Welsh monarchs is relevant before the 1282 conquest by England.

  6. 1060s in England - Wikipedia

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    1066. 5 January – King Edward the Confessor dies. [2] 6 January Edward the Confessor buried in Westminster Abbey. Harold Godwinson chosen by the Witenagemot to be king over Edward's nephew, Edgar Ætheling, who is aged only around 15. [2] Harold is crowned this day, probably in Westminster Abbey.

  7. Template:Timeline Kings of England - Wikipedia

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  8. List of English and British monarchs - Wikipedia

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    List of British monarchs (1707–present) Topics referred to by the same term This disambiguation page lists articles associated with the title List of English and British monarchs .

  9. Timeline of British history (1000–1499) - Wikipedia

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    1066 Death of Edward the Confessor in January, Harold II accedes to the English throne. Norman invasion and conquest of England, Harold II is killed and William the Conqueror becomes King of England; 1078 Work commenced on Tintern Abbey; 1086 Work commences on the Domesday Book; 1087 Death of William the Conqueror