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Hardicanute I
History of England
1039
Invasion of England
Bruges
Sails to
Bruges
& join Emma, his mother, to prepare for an invasion of
England
Mar London
Arrives in
London
& throws
Harold
I's body into a bog
Mar Sandwich
Lands in
Sandwich
but because of
Harold
I's death meets with no resistance
1039
Peace
Makes peace with
Magnus
of
Norway
so he can concentrate on securing the
English
throne
1040
Budget
London
Raises high taxes to pay for his invasion of
England
to claim the throne
1040
Succession
17th Mar
Canute's choice as King
17th Mar
The throne is only secured after the death of Canute's stepbrother
Harold
I
1041
Succession
Hardicanute I invites
Edward
the Confessor to jointly rule
England
1042
Death
London
Death of
Hardicanute
I, without an heir
London
Dies age 23 after overindulging at a wedding feast,
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