1030s in England

Events from the 1030s in England .

Incumbents

• Monarch – Canute (to 12 November 1035), 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 ^[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
  • Harold recognised as King of England in his own right. ^[3]
  • Harold exiles Emma to Bruges. ^[3]
• 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

References

1. "History of the Monarchy, Malcolm II". Archived from the original on 2008-02-26. Retrieved 2008-01-03.
2. Williams, Hywel (2005). Cassell's Chronology of World History . Weidenfeld & Nicolson. pp.  107–108. ISBN   0-304-35730-8.
3. Palmer, Alan; Palmer, Veronica (1992). The Chronology of British History. London: Century Ltd. pp. 49–50. ISBN   0-7126-5616-2.