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| Picture No | 10503172 |
| Date | December 1066 |
| Description | William of Normandy receives the English crown |
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At Berkhamsted, William, Duke of Normandy, receives the English crown in person from Edgar Aetheling, the English heir (great nephew of Edward the Confessor) who had tried in vain to cling onto the throne following the defeat of Harold II at Hastings in October.
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| Source | Engraving by A.Warren after a work by B.West |
| Credit | Mary Evans Picture Library |
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