Events from the 1060s in England. Incumbents Monarch – Edward the Confessor (to 5 January 1066), Harold II (5 January to 14 October 1066), Edgar Ætheling (14 October to 10 December 1066), then William I Events 1060 Dedication of Waltham Abbey. Rebuilding of Westminster Abbey substantially completed. 1061 Edward the Confessor sends an embassy to Rome. King Malcolm III of Scotland raids Northumbria. 1062 Edwin becomes Earl of Mercia. Saint Wulfstan consecrated as Bishop of Worcester. Harold Godwinson, Earl of Wessex, launches an invasion of Wales, raiding Rhuddlan. 1063 Harold captures Gwynedd. Welsh prince Gruffydd ap Llywelyn killed by his own men; English receive tribute from northern Wales, although the south remains independent. 1064 Possible date – Harold Godwinson marries Ealdgyth, daughter of the late Ælfgar, Earl of Mercia, and widow of Welsh ruler Gruffydd ap Llywelyn. Harold Godwinson is shipwrecked at Ponthieu, Normandy, and taken captive by Count Guy. Harold pays homage to William, Duke of Normandy and helps him in an invasion of Brittany. 1065 3 October – Northumbrian rebels capture York, outlaw Harold's brother, Tostig Godwinson, and choose Morcar of Northumbria as their new earl. 28 December – Westminster Abbey consecrated. Wilton Abbey consecrated. 1066 5 January – King Edward the Confessor dies. 6 January Edward the Confessor buried in Westminster Abbey. Harold Godwinson chosen by the Witenagemot to be king over Edward's nephew, Edgar Ætheling, who is aged only around 15. Harold is crowned this day, probably in Westminster Abbey. At about this time (if not earlier) Harold is married to Ealdgyth, daughter of the late Ælfgar, Earl of Mercia, and widow of Welsh ruler Gruffydd ap Llywelyn. May – Tostig Godwinson, Harold's brother, attempts to invade England, landing on the Isle of Wight and in Kent, but is forced to return to Scotland. 20 September – Battle of Fulford: Harald III of Norway, accompanied by Tostig Godwinson, invades England and defeats the English forces led by Morcar of Northumbria and Edwin, Earl of Mercia, in Yorkshire. 25 September – Battle of Stamford Bridge: King Harold II of England defeats and kills both Harald III of Norway and Tostig. 28 September – William, Duke of Normandy ("William the Conqueror") lands an invasion force near Pevensey. King Harold marches south to meet him. 14 October Battle of Hastings: William's forces defeat and kill Harold. Edgar Ætheling proclaimed King by a Witenagemot in London but submits to William