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Tracking down the first royal rulers: Who was the original King of England?Since that point ... William held his coronation on Christmas Day, 1066. He took the title of "Rex Anglorum," or King of ...
On Christmas day 1066 William was crowned king of England and the land became ruled by Normans. So, 1066 was the year when England had three kings: First Edward the Confessor; then Harold ...
Forty monarchs have been crowned in the Abbey since 1066. Find out more about the history of coronations, the objects and spaces used during the ceremony, and the kings and queens involved.
On the 14th October 1066, William, Duke of Normandy, defeated Harold II, King of England, at the Battle of Hastings. But his victory didn't mean William would automatically become King.
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