Death of Cnut the Great
November 12, 1035
The Danish king of England, Norway, and much of Scandinavia died at Shaftesbury at about forty, leaving a North Sea empire that fell apart within seven years. His sons by two wives quarrelled; his English ministers defected; Norway broke free within months. The greatest Viking imperial achievement had been personal.
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Also in 1035 (3 other events on record)
- Rajendra Chola dies at the height of empire · South Asia · Politics
- Robert the Magnificent dies at Nicaea · Europe · Politics
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High Middle Ages (1000–1300), one of 1,306 events from that era on Saeculum.
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