top button
Flag Notify
    Connect to us
      Site Registration

Site Registration

On what day in 1066 was William I crowned King of England in Westminster Abbey?

+1 vote
281 views
On what day in 1066 was William I crowned King of England in Westminster Abbey?
posted Apr 28, 2021 by Riteshwar

Share this question
Facebook Share Button Twitter Share Button LinkedIn Share Button

1 Answer

0 votes

Christmas Day
Although Harold II is thought to have been crowned in the Abbey early in 1066, William the Conqueror's was the first documented coronation held there. The Abbey had been consecrated at the end of 1065 but was not completed until some 24 years later in 1090.

answer Apr 29, 2021 by Balwinder
...