William the Conqueror crowned at Westminster
December 25, 1066
On Christmas Day, the Norman duke was crowned King of England in the newly built abbey where Edward lay buried. Norman guards outside, mistaking the coronation acclamations for an uprising, began setting fire to London houses. The smoke drifted into the church as the bishop placed the crown on him.
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Also in 1066 (8 other events on record)
- Battle of Hastings · Europe · War
- Death of Edward the Confessor · Europe · Politics
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- Battle of Stamford Bridge · Europe · War
- William of Normandy lands at Pevensey · Europe · War
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High Middle Ages (1000–1300), one of 1,306 events from that era on Saeculum.