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5 days ago · Cnut (/ k ə ˈ nj uː t /; Old Norse: Knútr Old Norse pronunciation:; c. 990 – 12 November 1035), also known as Canute and with the epithet the Great, was King of England from 1016, King of Denmark from 1018, and King of Norway from 1028 until his death in 1035.
- Edmund Ironside
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Paternity Cnut, king of England, Denmark, and Norway, and...
- North Sea Empire
The North Sea Empire, also known as the Anglo-Scandinavian...
- Emma of Normandy
Emma of Normandy (referred to as Ælfgifu in royal documents;...
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- Old Minster, Winchester
The Old Minster was the Anglo-Saxon cathedral for the...
- Jelling
Cnut the Great's domains, in red. The Danish House of...
- Ælfgifu of Northampton
1035: Here King Cnut died, and his son Harold succeeded to...
- King of Denmark
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- Edmund Ironside
1 day ago · Queen of the English: King Cnut the Great c. 985/995 –1035 King of England r. 1016–1035: Queen Ælfgifu of Northampton c. 990 – after 1040 the first wife of King Cnut: Richard II 963–1026 Duke of Normandy: Æthelstan Ætheling 980s–1014 First Son of King Æthelred the Unready: King Edmund II Ironside c. 990 –1016 King of the English ...
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2 days ago · In 1017, Edmund died in mysterious circumstances, probably murdered by Cnut or his supporters, and the English council confirmed Cnut as king of all England. Cnut divided England into earldoms : most of these were allocated to nobles of Danish descent, but he made an Englishman earl of Wessex.
May 10, 2024 · The 11th century saw England under the North Sea Empire briefly, as King Cnut ruled over a personal union encompassing England, Denmark, and Norway. Image: Cnut (990 – 1035).
3 days ago · But St. Bartholomew had long been held in esteem in England: in the time of King Cnut, the Bishop of Benevento brought the bones of one arm of the saint to England, which were purchased by Emma, Cnut's Queen, and presented to the monks of Christ Church, Canterbury, by the king by charter, together with the king's great pall, the golden crown of ...
May 10, 2024 · Edward ; canonized 1161; feast day originally January 5, now October 13) was the king of England from 1042 to 1066. Although he is often portrayed as a listless, ineffectual monarch overshadowed by powerful nobles, Edward preserved much of the dignity of the crown and managed to keep the kingdom
May 15, 2024 · The 14th-century seal of the Cluniac Priory of St. Peter and St. Paul at Montacute (fn. 88) is a vesica, 2 3 / 8 in. by 1 5 / 8 in., with figures of Our Lady crowned and seated with the Child on her left knee, between St. Peter and St. Paul standing with their emblems. Beyond them are the sun and moon. Below, under an arch, is the Prior in prayer.
