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1066: the Year of the Conquest Everyone knows 1066 as the date of the Norman invasion and conquest of England. But how many of us can place that event in the context of the entire dramatic year in which it took place? From the death of Edward the Confessor in early January to the Christmas coronation of Duke William of Normandy, there is an almost uncanny symmetry, as well as a relentlessly exciting surge, of events leading to ... Full description
Important places
- Hastings (67)
- Stamford Bridge (3)
Regions
- York (353)
- East Riding of Yorkshire (15)
- East Sussex (372)
- Calvados (459)
Countries
- France (7,260)
- United Kingdom (21,421)
Other geographical areas
- Normandie (609)
- South East (2,496)
- Yorkshire and The Humber (6,115)
- North of England (7,026)