1030s in England
Events from the 1030s in England.
Incumbents
[edit]Events
[edit]- 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[3] who is in Denmark.
- 1036
- Council of Oxford declares Harold regent for Harthacnut.[3]
- Harold seizes the royal treasury from dowager Queen Emma of Normandy.[3]
- 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.[3]
- 1037
- 1038
- Eadsige enthroned as Archbishop of Canterbury.
- 1039
Births
[edit]- 1033
- 1035
- Hereward the Wake, rebel
Deaths
[edit]- 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
References
[edit]- ^ "History of the Monarchy, Malcolm II". Archived from the original on 2008-02-26. Retrieved 2008-01-03.
- ^ Williams, Hywel (2005). Cassell's Chronology of World History. Weidenfeld & Nicolson. pp. 107–108. ISBN 0-304-35730-8.
- ^ a b c d e f g Palmer, Alan; Palmer, Veronica (1992). The Chronology of British History. London: Century Ltd. pp. 49–50. ISBN 0-7126-5616-2.