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Date |
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| 1 | 0978 | - 0978—1016: ROYAL: Ethelred II the Unready, Ruler of England.Saxon - 2nd son of Edgar, half-brother of Edward, married Emma of Normandy.
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| 2 | 1016 | - 1016—1017: ROYAL: Edmund II Ironside, Ruler of England.Saxon - Eldest son of Ethelred II, King of London.
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| 3 | 1017 | - 1017—1035: ROYAL: Canute the Dane, Ruler of England.Dane - By conquest and election. Gave Wessex to Edmund, married Emma.
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| 4 | 1023 | - 1023—1023: HISTORY: First paper money printed in China..
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| 5 | 1028 | - 25 Dec 1028—9 Sep 1087: ROYAL: William I the Conqueror, Ruler of England.Norman - Second cousin to Edward the Confessor, by conquest. Defeated Harold at Hastings.
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| 6 | 1036 | - 1036—1040: ROYAL: Harald I, Harefoot, Ruler of England.Dane - Natural son of Canute.
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| 7 | 1040 | - 1040—1042: ROYAL: Hardecanute, Ruler of England.Dane - Son of Canute by Emma, Danish King.
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| 8 | 1042 | - 1042—1066: ROYAL: Edward the Confessor, Ruler of England.Saxon - Son of Ethelred II (Canonized 1161).
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| 9 | 1045 | - 1045—1045: HISTORY: Movable type printing by Bi Sheng in China..
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| 10 | 1050 | - 1050—1050: HISTORY: Crossbow invented in France..
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1016 - 1057 (41 years)
