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On the death of Edward the Confessor, Harold Godwinsson becomes king of England and defeats an invading army led by King Harald Hardrada of Norway at the Battle of Stamford Bridge (25 September) in Yorkshire.
Norman troops under William the Conqueror land on the southern coast of England and defeat Harold Godwinsson's weary army at the Battle of Hastings (14 October). Harold Godwinsson is killed, ending Saxon rule of England. William the Conqueror becomes William I of England on Christmas Day and rules until 1087, imposing systematic feudal land tenure.
During the Norman Conquest a celestial body later named Halley's Comet is seen in the skies.
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