Saturday, March 17, 2007
This Day in the History of Little Remembered Kings
On this day in 1040, Harold Harefoot, King of England, died, and was succeeded by Harthacanute, King of Denmark, who ruled poorly for two years and died from binge drinking induced convulsions. The throne then returned to Saxon hands for 24 years under Edward the Confessor. All the while french speaking vikings, particularly Guillaume II, duc de Normandie, were looking longingly across the channel.
# posted by Roger Fraley @ 7:20 AM 
