1030s in England explained

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		1030s		1050s

Events from the 1030s in England.

Incumbents

• Monarch – Canute (to 12 November 1034), Harold I

Events

• 1030
• 1031
  • King Cnut invades Scotland and forces the submission of Malcolm II of Scotland.^[1]
• 1032
• 1033
• 1034
• 1035
  • 12 November – King Cnut the Great dies. Harold Harefoot becomes regent of England^[2] on behalf of his half-brother Harthacnut who is in Denmark.
• 1036
  • Council of Oxford declares Harold regent for Harthacnut.
  • Harold seizes the royal treasury from dowager Queen Emma of Normandy.
  • c. 5 February – Godwin, Earl of Wessex, kills Alfred Aetheling when the latter launches an unsuccessful attempt to restore the Anglo-Saxon House of Wessex.
• 1037
  • Harold recognised as King of England in his own right.
  • Harold exiles Emma to Bruges.
• 1038
  • Eadsige enthroned as Archbishop of Canterbury.
• 1039
  • Unsuccessful English invasion of Wales.^[3]

Births

• 1033
  • Anselm of Canterbury, Archbishop of Canterbury (died 1109)
• 1035
  • Hereward the Wake, rebel

Deaths

• 1035
  • 12 November – King Canute the Great (born c. 995, Denmark)
• 1036
  • c. 5 February – Alfred Aetheling, Anglo-Saxon prince
• 1038
  • 29 October – Aethelnoth, Archbishop of Canterbury

Notes and References

1. Web site: History of the Monarchy, Malcolm II. 2008-01-03. https://web.archive.org/web/20080226124546/http://www.royalinsight.org.uk/output/Page93.asp#. 2008-02-26. dead.
2. Book: Williams, Hywel. Cassell's Chronology of World History. registration. Weidenfeld & Nicolson. 2005. 0-304-35730-8. 107–108.
3. Book: Palmer, Alan. Palmer. Veronica. 1992. The Chronology of British History. Century Ltd. London. 49–50. 0-7126-5616-2.