The Fall of Wessex
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Updated: 27 Sep 2017
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Created byJosh Cliff
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Edward the Confessor becomes kingEarl Godwin and his son are exiledEdward the Confessor diesGodwin forces Edward to restore his EarldomGodwin diesEdward 'promised' William the throneHarold became Earl of WessexHarold and his brother lead forces against the WelshHarold travels to NormandyHarold becomes kingHarold Godwinson diesBattle of HastingsHarold disbanded his armyTostig and Herald defeat the northern earlsHarold's army marches north to attack HarderadaHarold defeated and killed Herald and his armyWilliam sails across the channelHarold marches his exhausted army south to face the NormansPeriods
Late Anglo-Saxon England - The Fall of Wessex and the Saxon era
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