what historical event happened in 1066?

Answer 1

January 6 — Harold II is crowned King of England.
September 20 — Battle of Fulford.
September 25 — Battle of Stamford Bridge.
September 28 — William of Normandy, also known as William the Conqueror, lands in England at Pevensey.
October 15 — Battle of Hastings, fought between King Harold II of England and Duke William of Normandy. Harold is allegedly killed by an arrow to the eye and William is victorious.
December 25 — William of Normandy is crowned King of England.
Magnus II is crowned King of Normus.
The first black Africans in modern-day Gambia convert to Islam.
Halley's Comet appears and is subsequently recorded in the Bayeux Tapestry
December 30 - Granada massacre — a Muslim mob storms the royal palace in Granada, crucifies Jewish vizier Joseph ibn Naghrela and massacres most of the Jewish population of the city.

Answer 2

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Answer 3

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1066

Answer 4

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1066

Answer 5

William the Conqueror, from present-day France, conquered England. This is very significant because that is when the English language inherited a French influence.

Answer 6

I've often thought what a good movie it would make. In January, Edward the Confessor dies, not naming an heir to the throne. Harold Godwinson, who had managed to serve as Edward's right hand during the last of his reign (and his brother in law to boot) assumes the throne. Harold is an interesting case. The Bayeaux Tapestry claims he had sworn allegiance to William of Normandy, another claimant to the English crown, and reneged on his oath. Harold had also negotiated a truce between his younger brother Tostig and the northern earls, evicting Tostig from his position and the island. This may have given him a better position with Edward, but think of what Edward had managed, he had split one of the more influential families in England.

Edward died in January. In April, the Hairy star, now thought to be Halley's comet, appeared in the heavens. This was either a good or a bad omen. Before the leaves fell in autumn, that mystery would be solved.
In September, Harold had put together an army to deal with another Harold, Harold Hardrada, who had a claim to the English throne through King Canute, Edward's predecessor. This Harold was now King of Norway, and about the toughest guy on the continent. This guy was Ahnold with an army. And he also brought along Tostig, Harold's little brother, with an axe to grind and a fairly good idea where he wanted to leave it after it was ground.

They met at Stamford bridge, after the Vikings had defeated a smaller local army at Fulford. The Vikings decided that this little trip wasn't going to be much, they were just going to pick up a few hostages to ransom later. So, why not leave the armor behind? Big mistake, one of the survivors said that it looked like they were approaching a sheet of ice, with English armor shining in the sun. It was too late to go back for armor or more men, the battle was on. One Viking apparently held the bridge alone, against all comers for a while, but when he was finally killed it was everybody in. The English defeated the Vikings, Harold Hardrada was killed, Tostig was killed. Harold II of England found his brother on the field and had him cleaned up and a mass said for him in York. Then they all started back to London. By the time they got there, the weather had changed, at least the winds over the channel had begun to blow in William's favor at last. The ships, some say 1,000, came over, bringing men, horses, priests, mercenaries and the Pope's blessing on their Crusade. They landed at Pevensey, and built a motte and bailey castle on the spot. They needed to get to London, but they were up against the marshy ground, the kind of thing that slows armies even today. They learned there was an old road that led to London, and this road passed by what is now known as Hastings. Here Harold planted his banner, looking out over what the Normans called San Lac (lake of blood), here the Normans attacked, here the fyrd stood behind the shield wall and shouted Ut, ut, (out out), here was the feint of the Genoese, here the Saxon line broke and chased after them, and from then it was a matter of time, the false retreat left a gap in the defenses, and they exploited that gap successfully. After the battle was over, William build Battle Abbey, as promised, on the very spot where Harold fell.
From this point on, the language of court will be French for the next 2 centuries.

Answer 7

I think the most common event associated with that year is William the Conquerer becoming King of England, and thus establishing a royalty that continues to this day to rule England.

Answer 8

William, Duke of Normandy, crossed the English Channel, met King Harold at Hastings, and defeated and killed him. William thereby became King William I ("The Conqueror"), first King of England in the modern odering.

Answer 9

1066 A.D. was the Battle of Hastings. The French (then called "Normans") invaded and conquered England (then known as the descendents of Germanic tribes "Anglo-Saxons")

Answer 10

Invasion of Britain by the Norman French