1066

Events

 * January 6 - Harold II is crowned King of England, after the passing of Edward III.
 * 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 14 - Battle of Hastings, where Harold II is killed by William of Normandy and England is claimed by King William.
 * December 25 - William of Normandy is crowned King of England.

Deaths

 * January 5 - King Edward III of England
 * September 25 -Killed at the Battle of Stamford Bridge:
 * Tostig Godwinson, Earl of Northumbria
 * King Harald III of Norway (b. 1015)
 * October 14 - Killed at the Battle of Hastings:
 * King Harold II of England
 * Leofwine Godwinson and
 * Gyrth Godwinson, brothers of King Harold