Events Rus'-Byzantine War (1043). Edward the Confessor is crowned King of England at Winchester Cathedral. Henry III, Holy Roman Emperor marries Agnes de Poitou. The revolt of George Maniaces against Byzantine Emperor Constantine IX ends when Maniaces is killed in battle near Thessalonica. The Ziyarid dynasty of Persia is crushed by the Seljuks. In Song Dynasty China, the statesmen Ouyang Xiu and Fan Zhongyan put forth the Qingli Reforms, which are halted by 1045. The Norman brothers, Wi… (More on 1043)