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1066 deaths

  • Harold GodwinsonEarl Godwin died in 1053, leaving his son Harold to inherit the title of Earl of Wessex. This inheritance transformed Harold from a regional power into the…
  • Edward the ConfessorEdward the Confessor was born between 1003 and 1005 in Islip, Oxfordshire. He spent a quarter of a century away from England during his childhood exile.