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 EDWARD (The Confessor, King of England 1042-1066)
1050 Robert of Jumieges becomes Archbishop of Canterbury
  See of Devon and Cornwall moved to Exeter
  Sweyn pardoned
  Macbeth visits Rome
1051 Edward expels the Godwine family
  Edward abolishes military tax
1052Mar Death of Queen Emma
 May Godwines invade England
 Summer Stigand becomes Archbishop of Canterbury
1053 Edward the Exile invited to England
  William marries Matilda
 Apr Harold becomes Earl of Wessex
 Dec 21 Strong winds
1054 Battle of Mortemer
  The Great East-West schism
 Jul The Crab Nebula seen
1055 Rebellion of Aelgar of Mercia
  Seljuk Turks capture Baghdad
  Victor II becomes Pope
1056 Hereford cathedral burnt
  Bishop of Hereford
  Death of Leofgar, bishop of Hereford
1057 Edward (the Exile) dies
  The Battle of Varaville
  Sweyn II Estridsen becomes King of Denmark
  Stephen IX (or X) becomes Pope
 Aug Macbeth is killed and Lulach becomes king
1058 Gloucester Cathedral rebuilding starts
  Nicholas II becomes Pope
  Benedict X is elected the Antipope
 Mar Malcolm III becomes King of the Scots
Other Key People 
 Robert (of Jumieges, Archbishop of Canterbury)
 Leofric (Bishop of Exeter)
 Godwineson, Sweyn
 Macbeth (Scottish King)
 Godwine (Earl of Wessex)
 Eustace (II, Count of Boulogne)
 Emma (of Normandy, Wife of Aethelred)
 Stigand (Archbishop of Canterbury 1052-70)
 Edward (The Exile)
 Henry (I, King of France 1031-1060)
 Malcolm (III, Scottish King 1058-1093)
 Lulach (Scottish King)
 Wulfstan (Bishop of Worcester)
Episodes 
 Edward the Confessor and Earl Godwine
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1050 Sweyn pardoned
1051 Edward expels the Godwine family
1052 May Godwines invade England
1053 Apr Harold becomes Earl of Wessex
 Reasons for the Norman Invasion
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  Edward the Exile invited to England
1057 Edward (the Exile) dies
Religious Building Construction 
1058 Gloucester Cathedral rebuilding starts
Battles 
1054 Battle of Mortemer
1057 The Battle of Varaville
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