Editing 1066 (section)

== Events ==

=== Worldwide ===
* [[March 20]] &ndash; [[Halley's Comet]] reaches [[perihelion]]. Its appearance is subsequently recorded in the [[Bayeux Tapestry]].

===Asia ===
* ''unknown dates'' 
**Chinese imperial official [[Sima Guang]] presents the emperor with an eight-volume ''Tongzhi'' (通志; "Comprehensive Records"), chronicling Chinese history from 403 BCE to the end of the Qin dynasty in 207 BCE. The emperor then issues an edict for the compilation of Guang's [[universal history (genre)|universal history]] of China, allocating funds for the costs of compilation and research assistants such as Liu Ban, Liu Shu and Fan Zuyu.<ref>{{cite book|author=D. R. Woolf|title=The Oxford History of Historical Writing|publisher=Oxford University Press|year=2011|ISBN=9780191636936|page=41}}</ref>
**The [[Abu Hanifa Mosque]] is established in [[Baghdad]], when the Grand Vizier of the [[Seljuk Empire]], Abu Saad al-Khwarizmi or al-Mustawfi, builds a shrine for Abu Hanifa near his tomb.<ref name="History of the Great Imam mosque and al-Adhamiyah mosques">{{cite book|last1=al-Aadhamy|first1=Hashim|title=History of the Great Imam mosque and al-Adhamiyah mosques|date=1964|publisher=al-Ani Press|location=Baghdad|volume=1|page=28}}</ref>

===Europe ===
* June–November &ndash; [[Slavic rebellion of 1066|Obodrite revolt]]<ref>{{cite book |first=Gerald |last=Stone |title=Slav Outposts in Central European History: The Wends, Sorbs and Kashubs |publisher=Bloomsbury |year=2016 |pages=27–28}}</ref>
* [[September 12]] &ndash; [[William the Conqueror|William, Duke of Normandy]], assembles a fleet (around 700 warships) at [[Saint-Valery-sur-Somme]], in readiness for an invasion of England.
* [[December 30]] &ndash; [[1066 Granada massacre|Granada massacre]]: A Muslim mob storms the royal palace in [[Granada]], crucifies the Jewish vizier Yusuf ibn Naghrela, and massacres most of the Jewish population.<ref>Norman Roth (1994). ''Jews, Visigoths, and Muslims in Medieval Spain: Cooperation and Conflict''. Netherlands: E.J. Brill, p. 110. {{ISBN|90-04-09971-9}}.</ref>
* [[Huy]] becomes the first town in the [[Low Countries]] to be granted city rights, by [[Theodwin of Liège]].<ref>Philibert Schmitz, "Theoduin", in ''[[Biographie Nationale de Belgique]]'', [http://www.academieroyale.be/Academie/documents/FichierPDFBiographieNationaleTome2072.pdf vol. 24] (Brussels, 1929), 757-758.</ref>
* [[Hedeby]] (located on the [[Jutland|Jutland Peninsula]]) is sacked and burned by the [[West Slavs]], after which it is slowly abandoned.<ref>{{cite news|author1=Nancy Marie Brown|author-link=Nancy Marie Brown|title=The Far Traveler: Voyages of a Viking Woman|date=6 October 2008|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=aUE9ZFNeCBsC&pg=PT110 |access-date=6 March 2016|pages=95|isbn=9780547539393}}</ref>
* The [[Republic of Genoa]], jealous of the recent successes of its former allies, launches a naval assault on the [[Republic of Pisa]].<ref>{{cite book|last=Benvenuti|first=Gino|title=Le Repubbliche Marinare. Amalfi, Pisa, Genova e Venezia|year=1985|publisher=Newton & Compton Editori|location=Rome|isbn=88-8289-529-7|page=44}}</ref> 
* King [[Stenkil]] (or Steinkell) dies after a 6-year reign. Two rivals [[Eric and Eric|named Eric]] battle for power in [[Sweden]], both claiming the throne.
* [[Magnus II of Norway|Magnus II]] (Haraldsson), a son of Harald Hardrada, is crowned king of Norway. He unites [[Western Norway]] and [[Northern Norway]].
* [[Fulk IV, Count of Anjou]], known as "the Quarreller", is at war with his brother [[Geoffrey III, Count of Anjou|Geoffrey III]], contesting the lands of [[County of Anjou|Anjou]] and [[Touraine]] left to them by their uncle [[Geoffrey II, Count of Anjou]] (Martel).
* [[Šibenik|City of Šibenik]] first mentioned under its present name in a Charter of the Croatian King Petar Krešimir IV

==== England and Scotland ====
* [[January]] &ndash; [[Harold Godwinson]] marries [[Edith of Mercia|Ealdgyth]], daughter of [[Ælfgar, Earl of Mercia|Ælfgar]] (earl of [[Mercia]]), and widow of King [[Gruffydd ap Llywelyn]].
* [[January 5]] &ndash; [[Edward the Confessor]] dies after a 24-year reign at [[London]]. The [[Witan|Witenagemot]] (or Witan) proclaims Harold Godwinson king of [[Kingdom of England|England]].
* [[January 6]] &ndash; Harold Godwinson (Harold II) is crowned king of England, probably in the new [[Westminster Abbey]], where Edward the Confessor's funeral took place not long before the coronation.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.westminster-abbey.org/our-history/royals/coronations|title=Coronations - Westminster Abbey|date=December 12, 2009|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20091212001125/http://www.westminster-abbey.org/our-history/royals/coronations|archive-date=2009-12-12}}</ref>
* [[September 18]] &ndash; [[Harald Hardrada]] of [[Kingdom of Norway (872–1397)|Norway]] lands on the beaches of [[Scarborough, North Yorkshire]] and begins his invasion of England. 
* [[September 20]] &ndash; [[Battle of Fulford]]: Norwegian forces under Harald Hardrada defeat the English earls [[Edwin, Earl of Mercia|Edwin]] and [[Morcar]].
* [[September 25]] &ndash; [[Battle of Stamford Bridge]]: Harold II defeats the forces of Harald Hardrada and his own brother [[Tostig Godwinson]].
* [[September 27]] &ndash; [[William the Conqueror|William, Duke of Normandy]] and his army set sail from the mouth of the [[Somme (river)|River Somme]], beginning the [[Norman conquest of England]]. The following day he lands on the English coast at [[Pevensey]], splits his forces, and sails with the main army to [[Hastings]].<ref>Christopher Gravett (1992). Osprey: ''Hastings: The Fall of Saxon England'', p. 50–51. {{ISBN|1-85532-164-5}}.</ref>
* [[October 6]] &ndash; Harold II marches south from [[Stamford Bridge, East Riding of Yorkshire|Stamford Bridge]] (near [[York]]) to counter the threat of the invasion by William. Reaching London within five days, he leaves a short time later. After a two-day march he and his army reach [[King's Head Mill|Caldbec Hill]].  
* [[October 14]] &ndash; [[Battle of Hastings]]: William and Harold II meet in battle at Hastings. Although Harold has the superior position on the battlefield, he is defeated and killed by William, invading England.
* [[October 15]] &ndash; [[Edgar Ætheling]] is proclaimed king of England (but is never crowned). He is soon forced to submit to the rule of William the Conqueror.
* [[December]] &ndash; William the Conqueror moves along the south coast to [[Dover]], and builds fortifications in the existing castle at the top of the cliffs. He moves to [[Canterbury]] and finally enters London. Archbishop [[Stigand]] and other English leaders submit to William's rule. On [[December 25]], he is crowned as King William I of England in Westminster Abbey over Edward the Confessor's grave.
* ''unknown date'' &ndash; [[Tain]] becomes the first town in [[Kingdom of Scotland|Scotland]] to be chartered as a [[royal burgh]] by King [[Malcolm III of Scotland|Malcolm III]] (Canmore).<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.tain.org.uk/history-and-heritage-g.asp|title=Tain Community Website - History & Heritage|website=www.tain.org.uk|access-date=2016-06-08|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160613133839/http://www.tain.org.uk/history-and-heritage-g.asp|archive-date=2016-06-13|url-status=dead}}</ref>