To really understand the Norman Invasion, you have to go back about 50 years, to an early invasion.
It was 1016 when Cnut of Denmark took the English Throne.
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Pictured: Illustration from the Bayeux Tapestry. Here, observers are pointing to the appearance of Halley's Comet, which coincided with the crowning of King Harold, and was believed to be an omen of bad luck.
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