1040

Historical Events in 1040

May 21 King Henry III gives Utrecht the Groninger currency

Battle of Dandanaqan

May 23 Battle of Dandanaqan: Tughril's Seljuk army defeats Ghaznavid force, near Merv (present-day Turkmenistan), brings about the fall of the Ghaznavid Empire

Tughril — Founder of the Seljuk Empire Tughril

Lady Godiva

Jul 10 Lady Godiva rides naked on horseback through Coventry, according to legend, to force her husband, the Earl of Mercia, to lower taxes

Lady Godiva as painted in c. 1897 by John Collier

Battle of Interest

Aug 14 King Duncan I of Scotland killed in battle against his first cousin and rival Macbeth (not murdered in his sleep as in Shakespeare's play). The latter does succeed him as King.

Macbeth — King of Scotland Macbeth

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