EDWARD (The Confessor) (jan 1, 1042 – jan 5, 1066)
Description:
Son of King Ethelred “the Unready”.- With no natural successor, England was faced with a power struggle for control of the throne.
- Left much of the running of the country to Earl Godwin and his son Harold.
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Date:
jan 1, 1042
jan 5, 1066
~ 24 years