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| Abdication of Tostig Tostig |  |
| 28th Oct Oxford At a general Witen Tostig's laws are anulled & Tostig is deposed |
| Consecration Edward the Confessor | |
| 26th Dec Westminster Abbey Consecrates Westminster Abbey |
| Council Oxford Tostig | |
| 28th Oct Oxford At a general Witen Tostig's laws are anulled & Cnut's reinstated |
| 28th Oct Oxford Harold yields to the rebels' demands & banishes Tostig from the country |
| 28th Oct Oxford Morcar, Harold's brother-in-law, became the new Earl of Northumbria |
| Council York Tostig | |
| 3rd Oct York 200 senior thegns choose Morcar to become their new leader |
| Death of Edward Edward the Confessor | |
| 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" |
| Declaration of War Tostig | |
| 3rd Oct Yorkshire A coalition of Yorkshire, Northumbria & Mercia against Tostig |
| 3rd Oct Yorkshire Morcar is declared the new Earl |
| 3rd Oct Yorkshire The standard of revolt is raised in Yorkshire |
| Dream Edward Edward the Confessor | |
| 28th Dec London Falls into a coma, dreams the Anglo-Saxons will be consumed by fire & sword |
| Exile of Tostig Tostig | |
| Flanders Tostig & his family go to live in Flanders |
| 28th Oct Oxford Forced into exile in Norway |
| 28th Oct Oxford Morcar, Harold's brother-in-law, became the new Earl of Northumbria |
| Health Edward the Confessor | |
| 28th Dec London Falls into a coma, dreams the Anglo-Saxons will be consumed by fire & sword |
| Marriage of Harold II Harold II | |
| Nov Agrees to marry Ealdgyth, sister of Edwin & Morcar to gain support for his accession |
| Rebellion Edward the Confessor | |
| Britford Holds a royal council to try & avoid civil war |
| Northampton Harold conveys a message from Edward for Northumbrian rebels to lay down their arms |
| 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 |
| Rebellion Harold II | |
| Northampton Harold takes a message from King Edward for Northumbrian rebels to make peace |
| Nov Northumbria Drives Tostig into Alliance with King Harald Hardrada ("Hard Reign") of Norway |
| Nov Northumbria Sent to mediate with the rebels by Edward but Tostig is exiled |
| Nov Northumbria Supports Northumbrian rebels against his brother Tostig who replaced him with Morcar |
| Rebellion Morcar | |
| 28th Oct Oxford At a general Witen Tostig's laws are anulled & Cnut's reinstated |
| 28th Oct Oxford Morcar is elected Earl & Tostig deposed |
| Siege of Dol William I the Conqueror | |
| Dol William lays siege to Dol, represented on the Bayeux tapestry |
| Succession of Harold II Edward the Confessor | |
| 28th Dec London Edward tells Harold "I commend Edith & all the kingdom to your protection" |
| Succession of Harold II Harold II | |
| 28th Dec London Edward tells Harold "I commend Edith & all the kingdom to your protection" |
| Westminster Abbey Edward the Confessor | |
| 28th Dec Westminster Abbey Present at the consecration of the new abbey church of Westminster, last public act |
| Westminster Abbey Stigand | |
| 28th Dec Westminster Abbey Present at the consecration of the new abbey church of Westminster |
