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Edward the Confessor, son of Aethelred the Unready, takes the throne of England on the death of his half brother Hardecanute; Edward rules England until 1066.
Byzantine empress Zoe marries Constantine IX (Monomachus), elevating him to emperor and relegating Theodora to the background.
General Georgios Maniakes fends off a Norman invasion of Byzantine holdings in southern Italy. In 1043 he leads disaffected troops against Constantinople, but the rebellion falls apart after he is accidentally killed en route.
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