Events from the 1030s in England.
Incumbents Monarch – Canute (to 12 November 1035), Harold I
Events 1030 1031 King Cnut invades Scotland and forces the submission of Malcolm II of Scotland. 1032 1033 1034 1035 12 November – King Cnut the Great dies. Harold Harefoot becomes regent of England on behalf of his half-brother Harthacnut who is in Denmark. 1036 Council of Oxford declares Harold regent for Harthacnut. Harold seizes the royal treasury from dowager Queen Emma of Normandy. c. 5 February – Godwin, Earl of Wessex, kills Alfred Aetheling when the latter launches an unsuccessful attempt to restore the Anglo-Saxon House of Wessex. 1037 Harold recognised as King of England in his own right. Harold exiles Emma to Bruges. 1038 Eadsige enthroned as Archbishop of Canterbury. 1039 Unsuccessful English invasion of Wales.
Births 1033 Anselm of Canterbury, Archbishop of Canterbury (died 1109) 1035 Hereward the Wake, rebel
Deaths 1035 12 November – King Canute the Great (born c. 995, Denmark) 1036 c. 5 February – Alfred Aetheling, Anglo-Saxon prince 1038 29 October – Aethelnoth, Archbishop of Canterbury
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