Introduction and Rulers Lists - Harald Hardrada | 1066-1079

This was originally published over on the Shared Worlds forum (as you may know) as part of a succession game. There's been some interested in a trimmed down version of the TL, without the debate, so it can be shared around. In the future, I may actually do something of a Remaster - not a total rewrite but a once over to smooth out plot holes/inconsistencies and link things together a little better. For now though, this is just a spot to share what myself (and my loving contributors have put together). This thread will only include traditional updates written by myself, not the hundreds of wonderful bits of RP we've written so if something seems unclear do just ask me or check out the Shared Worlds thread for more!
A quick note: this TL is now 26 months old (jesus) and a lot has changed in that time; my writing style, some editing techniques, even some of the "rules" - when we started I was enforcing hard "butterfly nets" (with major events, figures and names staying the same despite the butterfly effect) to keep everything accessible for newcomers. By the time we reached ~16th century, however, we dropped that and things began to diverge more earnestly, with the help of an accessible encyclopedia to keep things consistent. This means there are some errors in consistency but I hope this doesn't impact the reading experience too much.
Finally, as a Succession Game (a sort of story telling RPG in which players, one by one, write the background for a monarch and I write up how their stories play out) there are some... eccentricies. Players might try something rather dramatic or unlikely, might ignore trends, might write in facts to the world that seem impossible or implausible. I have tried best to sand off the rough edges and present characters and events I think are, as Soft Alternate History goes, relatively plausible.
I hope you enjoy the story and the world I've written up.
Flag of England (14th century - present)
Kings and Queens of Ænglund: 867-1449
(Italicised Monarchs and titles are disputed)
Secondary, Minor and Honorific Titles:
King of Norway | (1016-1035, 1066-1090, 1222-1449)
Prince of Wales | (1212-Present)
High King of Ireland | (1210-~1300, ~1345-1449)
Lord of Iceland, Lord of the Kalaallit/Groenlund | (1380-1449)
Lord of Avalon | (1410 - 1449)
Defender of the Faith | (1421 - 1449)
899-924 Edward I (Wessex)
924-939 Athlestan (Wessex)
939-946 Edmund I (Wessex)
946-955 Eadred (Wessex)
955-959 Eadwig (Wessex)
959-975 Edgar "The Peaceful" (Wessex)
975-978 Edward II "The Martyr" (Wessex)
978-1013 Æthelred "The Unready" (Wessex)
1013-1014 Sweyn "Forkbeard" (Denmark) also King of Denmark
1014-1016 Æthelred "The Unready" (Wessex)
1016-1016 Edmund II "Ironside" (Wessex)
1016-1035 Cnut "The Great" (Denmark) also King of Denmark and Norway
1035-1040 Harold I (Denmark)
1040-1042 Harthacnut (Denmark) also King of Denmark
1042-1066 Edward III "The Confessor" (Wessex)
1066-1066 Harold II (Godwin)
1066-1079 Harold III "Hardrada" (Hardrada) also King of Norway (link)
1079-1121 Sigmund I "Lawgiver" (Hardrada) by True Whig (link)
1121-1129 Saint Sverre I (Hardrada) by Zhukov (link)
1129-1140 Cnut II "the Kind" (Hardrada) by Gerbbro (link)
1140-1199 Magnus "the Ancient" (Hardrada) by Gonzo (link)
1199-1216 Erik I (Hardrada) by GridSquare (link)
1216-1231 Harald IV (Hardrada-Hwitr) also King of Norway
1231 Haakon I (Hardrada-Hwitr) also King of Denmark and Norway
1231-1241 Edmund III (Hardrada-Rauther)
1241-1245 Einar (Hardrada-Rauther)
1245-1271 Haakon I (second reign) (Hardrada-Hwitr) also King of Denmark and Norway
1271-1275 Harald V (Hardrada-Hwitr) also Emperor of the North Sea, King of Denmark and Norway
1275-1292 Ethelreda (Hardrada-Rauther/Aldraic) also Empresss of the North Sea, Queen of Denmark and Norway
1292-1319 Edmund IV (Aldraic) also King of Norway
Contested: Alfred II (Wessex), Harald VI (Folkung-Hwitr) also King of Sweden and Denmark
1319-1339 Sigurd (Aldraic) also King of Norway1339-1361 Caitlin (Aldraic) also Queen of Norway
1361-1406 Arthur (Aldraic-Kane) also King of Norway
1406-1423 Osbald (Aldraic-Kane) also King of Norway
1423-1449* Cnut III (Aldraic-Kane) also King of Norway
1449: Formal, legal establishment of the North Sea Empire
Flag of the North Sea Empire (1500s - 1700s)
Emperors and Empresses of the Brytisk: 1449-Present
(of the North Sea 1449-1620, of the Northron Empire 1620-1784)
(Italicised Monarchs and titles are disputed)
Secondary, Minor and Honorific Titles:
King of England | (867/1066-Present)
King of Scotland | (1462-Present)
Prince of Wales | (1212-Present)
Lord of Iceland, Lord of the Kalaallit/Groenlund | (1380-Present)
Lord of Avalon | (1410 - Present)
Master of the Atlantic | (1619 - Present)
Patriarch of the Church | (1655 - Present)
1451-1462 Cead (Aldraic-Kane) also King of England, King of Norway
1462 Interregnum/Guardian Council
1462-1522 Malcolm I & V (Comyn) also King of England, King of Scots, King of Norway
1522-1544 Tiffany I (Comyn) also Queen Consort of France, Queen of England, Queen of Scots, Queen of Norway
1544-1570 Osbald II (Bourbon) also King of France (1544-1555), King of England, King of Scots, King of Norway (1544-1555)
1570-1583 Harald VI (Bourbon) also King of England, King of Scots, King of Norway (1578-1583)
1583-1616 Tiffany II (Bourbon) also Queen of England, Queen of Scots
1616-1620 Cnut IV (Bourbon) also King of England, King of Scots
1620-1652 Magnus II (Tostig-Annesley) also King of England, King of Scots
1652-1678 Magnus III (Tostig-Annesley) also King of England, King of Scots
Contested: Sigmund II (Bourbon)
1678-1709 (Co-Rule 1682-1709) Magnus IV (Tostig-Annesley) also King of England, King of Scots1675-1739 (Co-Rule 1682-1709) Astrid (Bourbon) also King of England, King of Scots
1739-1754 Sebastian (Tostig-Byrben) also King of England, King of Scots
1754-1767 Magnus V Pompey (Tostig-Byrben) also King of England, King of Scots
1767-1772 Osbald III (Tostig-Byrben) also King of England, King of Scots
1772-1822 Edmund 'the Great' (Tostig-Byrben) also King of the English, King of Scots