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| 1036 | Assassination |  |
| Wessex Edward's brother Alfred is murdered, probably at the instructions of Earl Godwin |
| 1036 | Death | |
| Death of Alfred, assassinated, Edward's brother |
| 1036 | Succession | |
| Wessex Edward the Atheling becomes the last in the English line of succession |
| 1041 | Succession | |
| Hardicanute I invites Edward the Confessor to jointly rule England |
| 1042 | Coronation | |
| 3rd April Westminster Abbey Crowned King of Wessex |
| 1042 | Diplomacy | |
| Wessex Duke William of Normandy visits England |
| 1042 | Exile of Edward the Confessor | |
| Wessex Godwin is exiled because he does not approve of the King's Norman courtiers |
| 1042 | Marriage | |
| 23rd Jan Wessex Marries Edith, daughter of Earl Godwin who becomes the power behind the throne |
| 1042 | Succession | |
| Accepts the endorsement of Godwin of Wesses |
| Wessex Succeeds as King of England |
| 8th June Wessex Harthacanute dies age 23 childless leading to the restoration of the English line |
| 8th June Wessex The English Line is restored |
| 8th June Wessex The son of Ethelred II is helped to the throne by Godwin, Earl of Wessex |
| 1043 | Coronation | |
| 2nd April Edward the Confessor is crowned King |
| 1043 | Trial | |
| Edward finds his mother Emma guilty of treason & deprives her of her lands |
| 1045 | Marriage | |
| 23rd Jan Edward marries Edith, daughter of Earl Godwin |
| 23rd Jan For religious reasons Edward will not consumate the marriage & will not have an heir |
| 1050 | Exeter Diocese | |
| Wessex Establishes the Diocese of Exeter |
| 1051 | Exile of Edward the Confessor | |
| Exiles his father-in-law, Godwin, Earl of Wessex |
| 1051 | Rebellion | |
| Dover Edward orders Godwin to besiege Dover but he refuses & attacks the King |
| Godwin & his family are exiled |
| Dover The Earls of Mercia and Northumbria are ordered to raise troops against Godwin |
| 1051 | Siege of Dover | |
| Dover Edward orders Godwin to besiege Dover but he refuses & attacks the King |
| 1052 | Exile of Edward the Confessor | |
| Godwin returns with a large army & forces Edward to banish some Norman nobles |
| 1052 | Rebellion | |
| Godwin returns with a large army & forces Edward to banish some Norman nobles |
| 1052 | Westminster Abbey | |
| Westminster Abbey Founds Westminster Abbey |
| 1053 | Death | |
| 15th April Death of Godwin, Harold Godwineson succeeds to the Earldom of Wessex |
| 1054 | Succession | |
| Supports Malcolm III against MacBeth |
| 1057 | Battle of Lumphanan | |
| 15th Aug Lumphanan Supports Malcolm Canmore who defeats & kills Macbeth |
| 1057 | Invasion of England | |
| Northumbria Malcolm III ceases to be Edward's client King & invades Northumbria |
| 1057 | Invasion of Northumbria | |
| Northumbria Malcolm III ceases to be Edward's client King & invades Northumbria |
| 1057 | Rebellion | |
| Northumbria Malcolm III ceases to be Edward's client King & invades Northumbria |
| 1059 | Rebellion | |
| Edward the Confessor & Malcolm III agree peace |
| Malcolm III agrees to support Tostig as Earl of Northumbria |
| 1059 | Treaty of Peace | |
| Edward the Confessor & Malcolm III agree peace |
| 1065 | Consecration | |
| 26th Dec Westminster Abbey Consecrates Westminster Abbey |
| 1065 | Death | |
| 28th Dec London Death of Edward the Confessor |
| 28th Dec London Says to Harold on his deathbed, "I commend Edith & all the kingdom to your protection" |
| 1065 | Dream Edward | |
| 28th Dec London Falls into a coma, dreams the Anglo-Saxons will be consumed by fire & sword |
| 1065 | Health | |
| 28th Dec London Falls into a coma, dreams the Anglo-Saxons will be consumed by fire & sword |
| 1065 | Rebellion | |
| Northampton Harold conveys a message from Edward for Northumbrian rebels to lay down their arms |
| Britford Holds a royal council to try & avoid civil war |
| Northumbria Rebellion breaks out after Tostig is created Earl of Northumbria |
| Oct Humiliated by having to concede to the rebels & exile his brother-in-law Tostig |
| 28th Oct Oxford At a general Witen Tostig's laws are anulled & Cnut's reinstated |
| 28th Oct Oxford Morcar is elected Earl & Tostig deposed |
| 1065 | Succession | |
| 28th Dec London Edward tells Harold "I commend Edith & all the kingdom to your protection" |
| 1065 | Westminster Abbey | |
| 28th Dec Westminster Abbey Present at the consecration of the new abbey church of Westminster, last public act |
| 1066 | Death | |
| 5th Jan Wessex Death of Edward the Confessor |
| 1161 | Canonization | |
| Wessex A bull of canonization is issued by Alexander III |
| Wessex Achieved by Henry II & the monks of Westminster Abbey, where Edward Is buried |
