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The Anglo-Saxon Chronicle :
The Parker Chronicle -
1066 In this year passed away King Edward, and earl Harold came to
the throne and ruled for forty weeks and a day.
In this year came William and conquered England; and in this
year Christ Church (Canterbury) was burned, and a comet appeared on
April 18th.
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1066
At that time, through out all England, a portent such as men had
never see before was seen in the heavens. Some declared that the
star was a comet, which some called the 'long-haired star'....
Then duke William sailed from Normandy into Pevensey, on the eve
of Michaelmas (28 September). As soon as his men were fit for service,
they constructed a castle at Hastings. When king Harold was informed
of this, he gathered together a great host, and came to oppose him at the
grey apple-tree, and William came upon him unexpectedly before his
army was set in order. Nevertheless the king fought against him most
resolutely with those men who wished to stand by him, and there was
great slaughter on both sides. King Harold was slain...........The
French had possession of the place of slaughter, as God granted them
because of the nation's sins......Duke William returned to Hastings
and waited there to see if there would be any surrender; but when
he realised that none were willing to come to him, he marched in land
with what was left of his host, together with reinforcements lately
come from oversea, and harried that part of the country through
which he advanced.............
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1066
In this year 1065 the abbey church at Westminster was consecrated
on Holy Innocents Day (28 Dec) and King Edward passed away and was
buried on Epiphany (Jan 6) in the newly consecrated abbey church of
Westminster. Earl Harold succeeded to the kingdom of England as the
king granted it to him and as he was elected hereto.