1066 (MLXVI )was acommon year starting on Sunday of theJulian calendar , the 1066th year of theCommon Era (CE) andAnno Domini 2nd millennium , the 66th year of the11th century , and the 7th year of the1060s decade. As of the start of 1066, the Gregorian calendar was 6 days ahead of the Julian calendar, which was the dominant calendar of the time.
William I ('the Conqueror') (r. 1066–1087) 1066 was a year which brought great changes inEngland . The land had four kings during the year. The year started underAnglo-Saxon rule, and ended underNorman rule. This was the only occasion sinceRoman Britain when the entire country was successfully invaded.
There were four kings during the year:Edward the Confessor (to 5 January 1066),Harold Godwinson (to 14 October 1066),Edgar the Ætheling (to 10 December 1066), and finallyWilliam I ,Duke of Normandy .
4 or 5 January – KingEdward the Confessor of England dies 25 September – killed at the Battle of Stamford Bridge: 14 October – killed at the Battle of Hastings: 
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