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King Ethelred the Unready
Of all the kings in English history, Ethelred II has perhaps the worst reputation. By the end of his reign, he'd managed to lose almost all of England to Viking Invaders.
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King Harold Godwinson
Harold Godwinson used politics to become King of England, however, his reign would soon end when he faced William the Conqueror on the Battlefield of Hastings, 1066
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Macbeth (1040-57)
Macbeth lived during brutal times. He defeated Duncan I in 1040 and reigned for seventeen years. His story differs from Shakespeare's play written six centuries later.
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Harald Hardrada
Harald Hardrada was the last of the great Viking Kings. He would meet his end in England.
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Edward the Confessor
Edward the Confessor was an English king noted for his religious piety. He was responsible for the building of the original Westminster Abbey.
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Saxon Building Chosen as Top Archeological Site
Repton, ancient capital of the Kingdom of Mercia, boasts an 8th Century Crypt which was the resting place of St Wystan. Many pilgrims flocked to venerate this saint.
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Free Entry To The Museum of London
The Museum of London opened in 1976 and has become one of the world's largest urban history museums with over 2 million artefacts among its collection.
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The Three Kings of 1066
The first interesting fact about 1066 is that England had three kings that year. The first of them, Edward, Harold II and William I, better known as 'The Conqueror'.
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