1030s in England:

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Events from the 1030s in England.

Incumbents

Monarch - Canute (to 12 November 1034), Harold Harefoot

Events

• 1030
• 1031
  • King Canute invades Scotland and forces the submission of Malcolm II of Scotland.^[1]
• 1032
• 1033
• 1034
• 1035
  • 12 November - King Canute dies and is succeeded by Harold Harefoot as King of England.^[2]
  • Harold's half-brother Harthacanute claims the throne.^[3]
• 1036
  • Council of Oxford declares Harold regent for Harthacanute.^[3]
  • Harold seizes the royal treasury from Queen Emma of Normandy.^[3]
  • c. 5 February - Godwin 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]
  • Haroled exiles Emma to Bruges.^[3]
• 1038
  • Edsige 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

See also