1066

1066 was a year which brought great changes in England. The land had four kings during the year. The year started under Anglo-Saxon rule, and ended under Norman rule. This was the only occasion since Roman Britain when the entire country was successfully invaded.

There were four kings during the year: Edward the Confessor (to 5 January 1066), Harold Godwinson (to 14 October 1066), Edgar the Ætheling (to 10 December 1066), and finally William I, Duke of Normandy.

 Events 
 6 January – Harold II crowned King of England
 25 September – Harold II defeats Tostig and Harald Hardraada at the Battle of Stamford Bridge. Tostig and Harald Hardraada are killed
 14 October – At the Battle of Hastings, William the Conqueror (Duke of Normandy) defeats Harold. Harold is killed. In England, this heralds the start of the Middle Ages.

 The Viking port of Hedeby, a town on the Baltic Sea, is destroyed by Slavs.

 Deaths 
 4 or 5 January – King Edward the Confessor of England dies
 25 September – killed at the Battle of Stamford Bridge:
 King Harald III of Norway (b. 1015)
 Tostig Godwinson, Earl of Northumbria
 14 October – killed at the Battle of Hastings:
 King Harold II of England
 Leofwine Godwinson, brother of King Harold II
 Gyrth Godwinson, brother of King Harold II

 John Scotus (bishop of Mecklenburg (Johannes Skotus) (born around 990)
 10 November – Sacrificed to Radegast:

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