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1066| 1000–1100 | Europe [sports] | ‘Tables’, or backgammon, is introduced to Europe by the Arabs (or reintroduced, as it is similar in name and appearance to the Roman game Tabula). It becomes extremely popular over the next few centuries. The name ‘backgammon’ is first used in the mid-17th century. | | 1047–1080 | France [legislation] | The earliest known code of laws and customs of any French town, the Etablissements de Saint-Quentin, is drawn up. (The original code is lost but is known from a copy of 1151.) | | 1066 | Normandy, France, England [astronomy] | The comet later known as Halley's Comet appears in the sky, and is taken as an omen by both the Norman and English sides before the Battle of Hastings. The victorious Normans record its appearance in the Bayeux Tapestry. | | 1066 | England [language studies] | With the Norman Conquest, Norman French becomes the language of the English court. Latin continues to be the language of the church and the law. | | 6 January 1066 | England [administration] | Following the death of King Edward the Confessor of England on the previous day, Harold Godwinson, earl of Wessex, is elected as his successor. | | 25 September 1066 | England [wars] | Harald Hardrada, King of Norway and Earl Tostig are defeated and killed by King Harold Godwinson of England at Stamford Bridge, England. Harald of Norway is succeeded by his sons Magnus II and Olaf III. | | 14 October 1066 | England [wars] | Harold II Godwinson, last Anglo-Saxon king of England January–October 1066, falls in battle against the Norman forces of William I of Normandy, at Hastings, Sussex, England (c. 46). | | 25 December 1066 | England [administration] | Duke William I of Normandy is crowned king of England. |
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