Siward, Earl of Northumbria 447 Leofric, Earl of Mercia 448 Vast power of Earl Godwine and his family 448 Misconduct of Sweyn, son of Godwine 449 1049. Sweyn murders his cousin Beorn 451 1052. Death of Sweyn 451 Edward’s foreign relatives: their unpopularity 452 Ecclesiastical favourites: Robert Champart 452 1051. Eustace of Boulogne and the men of Dover 453 Godwine heads resistance to the foreigners 454 Exile of Godwine and temporary ruin of his family 455 Visit of William the Norman to England 457 1052. Death of Queen Emma 457 Return of Earl Godwine and reinstatement of his family 459 Stigand, Archbishop of Canterbury 460 Death of Earl Godwine: his son Harold all-powerful 461 1057. Return and death of the Etheling Edward 461 _Scottish affairs_: Macbeth’s murder of the young King Duncan 462 1054. Siward of Northumbria aids Malcolm against Macbeth 463 1055. Death of Siward. His earldom given to Tostig 463 1037. _Welsh affairs_: Victories of Griffith ap Llewelyn 464 1055. Leofric’s son Elfgar outlawed 465 Harold’s wars with Griffith 466 Griffith marries Aldgyth, daughter of Elfgar 467 1063. Death of Griffith 467 1064? Harold’s visit to Normandy and oath to Duke William 469 1065. Northumbria rebels against Tostig Godwineson 470 Tostig banished: his earldom given to Morkere, son of Elfgar 471 Harold marries Aldgyth, widow of Griffith 471 Dedication of Westminster Abbey 472 1066. Death of Edward the Confessor 472 CHAPTER XXVI. STAMFORD BRIDGE AND HASTINGS. 1066. Election of Harold 474 Duke William prepares to invade England 475