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Twenty years after the conquest by William the Conqueror, which Danish king planned a campaign to claim the crown of England?

Question #152505. Asked by pehinhota.
Last updated Jul 10 2026.
Originally posted Jul 10 2026 2:09 PM.

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King Cnut IV of Denmark planned an invasion of England in 1085 to reclaim the English crown. As the grandnephew of Cnut the Great, he considered William the Conqueror a usurper.

[quote]In 1085 he reasserted the Danish claims to England and, with the count of Flanders and King Olaf III of Norway, prepared a massive invasion fleet... Canute's plan, however, had to be abandoned suddenly, for those aristocrats who opposed his tax policy revolted.[quote]

link https://www.britannica.com/biography/Canute-IV
link https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Danish_attacks_on_Norman_England#Invasion_plans_of_1085%E2%80%931086

Jul 10 2026, 3:37 PM
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