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==== England ====
* [[Eustace II, Count of Boulogne|Eustace II]], count of [[County of Boulogne|Boulogne]], visits [[Kingdom of England|England]] and is received with honour at the court by King [[Edward the Confessor]]. In [[Dover]] a fight breaks out between the Norman visitors and the locals, resulting in the deaths of several people. Edward blames the people of Dover and orders [[Godwin, Earl of Wessex|Godwin]], earl of [[Wessex]], to deal with them. Godwin refuses to obey Edward's order, and in response Edward raises an army and forces the [[House of Godwin|Godwin family]] into [[exile]].
* Edward the Confessor invites William of Normandy to England. It is at this point that it is thought that Edward promises the English throne to William in the event of his death.<ref>{{Cite web |title=The death of Edward the Confessor and the conflicting claims to the English Crown – History of government |url=https://history.blog.gov.uk/2016/01/05/the-death-of-edward-the-confessor-and-the-conflicting-claims-to-the-english-crown/ |access-date=2023-03-28 |website=history.blog.gov.uk |date=January 5, 2016 |language=en}}</ref>
* [[Taxation in medieval England|Heregeld]], commonly known as [[Danegeld]], is abolished by Edward the Confessor. It has been collected for many years to provide funds for defending the country from [[Vikings|Viking]] raiders.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Peterson |first=Bruce |date=1962 |title=The Danegeld and Its Effect on the Development of Property Law |url=https://ideas.dickinsonlaw.psu.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=2307&context=dlra}}</ref>