1030s in England

Events from the 1030s in England.

Incumbents

1030
1031
- King Cnut invades Scotland and forces the submission of Malcolm II of Scotland.^[1]
1032
1033
1034
1035
- 12 November – King Cnut the Great dies. Harold Harefoot becomes regent of England^[2] on behalf of his half-brother Harthacnut^[3] who is in Denmark.
1036
- Council of Oxford declares Harold regent for Harthacnut.^[3]
- Harold seizes the royal treasury from dowager Queen Emma of Normandy.^[3]
- 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.^[3]
1037
- Harold recognised as King of England in his own right.^[3]
- Harold exiles Emma to Bruges.^[3]
1038
- Eadsige enthroned as Archbishop of Canterbury.
1039
- Unsuccessful English invasion of Wales.^[3]

^ "History of the Monarchy, Malcolm II". Archived from the original on 2008-02-26. Retrieved 2008-01-03.
^ Williams, Hywel (2005). Cassell's Chronology of World History. Weidenfeld & Nicolson. pp. 107–108. ISBN 0-304-35730-8.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g Palmer, Alan; Palmer, Veronica (1992). The Chronology of British History. London: Century Ltd. pp. 49–50. ISBN 0-7126-5616-2.