January 6 King Harald of England crowned February 28 Westminster Abbey opens March 23 18th recorded perihelion passage of Halley's Comet September 21 Battle at Fulford: Norway king Harald III Hardrada beats British militia September 25 Battle of Stampford Bridge King Harold Godwinson II of England, beaten by his brother King Harold Hardrada of Norway September 28 William the Conqueror troops sail to England September 29 William the Conqueror invade England October 14 Battle of Hastings, in which William the Conqueror wins England December 25 William the Conqueror, crowned king of England
