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   Coronation of Edward the Confessor   Edward the Confessor
 3rd April Westminster Abbey   Crowned King of Wessex
   Death of Hardicanute I   Hardicanute I
  London   Death of Hardicanute I, without an heir
  London   Dies age 23 after overindulging at a wedding feast,
   Diplomacy   Edward the Confessor
  Wessex   Duke William of Normandy visits England
   Exile of Edward the Confessor   Edward the Confessor
  Wessex   Godwin is exiled because he does not approve of the King's Norman courtiers
   Marriage of Edward   Edward the Confessor
 23rd Jan Wessex   Marries Edith, daughter of Earl Godwin who becomes the power behind the throne
   Restoration of Wessex   Godwin
    Edward's reign restores the native royal house of Wessex to the throne of England
   Succession of Edward   Edward the Confessor
    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
   Succession of Edward   Godwin
    Edward's reign restores the native royal house of Wessex to the throne of England
    Godwin supports the claim of his half-brother Edward the Confessor
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