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Harthacnut

King of England from 1040 to 1042, King of Denmark from 1035 à 1042

7 dated entries naming Harthacnut, drawn from 6 separate years between 1018 CE and 1042 CE. Nothing here is written by us: each line is the sentence a Wikipedia year article used, and the link beside it opens the exact revision.

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11th century

  • 1018Harthacnut (or Cnut III), king of Denmark (d. 1042)source
  • 1035November 12 – King Cnut the Great dies at Shaftesbury, leaving the rule of England in dispute between his sons Harthacnut and Harold Harefoot. The earls of Northumbria and Mercia support Harold's claim, while Godwin (Earl of Wessex) supports Harthacnut. Harold is elected as regent (or joint ruler) of England. Cnut is buried in the Old Minster, in Winchester.source
  • 1037King Harold I seizes the throne of England from his half-brother Harthacnut. His mother, Emma of Normandy, flees to Bruges in Flanders (modern Belgium).source
  • 1040June 17 – Harthacnut lands at Sandwich and reclaims the throne of England which had been taken by Harald Harefoot in 1035.source
  • 1041King Harthacnut invites his half-brother Edward the Confessor to return to England from exile in Normandy as his heir as king of England, with the support of Godwin, Earl of Wessex.source
  • 1042June 8 – Harthacnut, king of Denmark and Englandsource
  • 1042June 8 – King Harthacnut collapses and dies while attending a party. His half-brother Edward the Confessor becomes king of England.source

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