Dover incident of 1051

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The Dover incident of 1051 was a violent clash in the English port town of Dover between locals and the retinue of Eustace II, Count of Boulogne, which escalated tensions between King Edward the Confessor and Earl Godwin and contributed to the political instability preceding the Norman Conquest.

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Eustace II, Count of Boulogne involvedIn Dover incident of 1051