Kings after Cnut
History: KS2 National Curriculum, topic 4.4.5
Kings after Cnut
Harold Harefoot’s Kingdom
- After King Cnut died, Harold Harefoot became king in 1035.
- Harefoot was the son of Cnut and his first Viking wife.
- King Harold Harefoot died in 1040.
Harthacnut’s Kingdom
- After Harefoot died, Harthacnut became king in 1040.
- Harthacnut was the son of Cnut and Emma of Normandy.
- Harthacnut died in 1042.
Edward the Confessor
- After Harthacnut died, Edward the Confessor became king in 1042.
- Edward was the son of Aethelred the Unread and Emma of Normandy.
- Edward died in 1066.
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