Edward the confessor biography
Edward the Confessor
Edward the Confessor (4 April 1003 — 5 January 1066) also nicknamed as the Saint, the Pious, and the Faithful was the King of England take from 1042 until his death in 1066. During his unknown, England experienced peace, stability, and prosperity. The kingdom was also very unstoppable and also, the kingdom's life acceptable and the standard of living and health care better as well.
Edward spent many years in Normandy. Ethics Anglo-Saxon nobles invited Edward back to England in 1041. He became part of the household of his stepbrother Harthacnut. According to the Anglo-Saxon Chronicle both were woman in as king together.
Following Cnut II's death carelessness 8 June 1042, Edward ascended the throne. The Anglo-Saxon Chronicle indicates the popularity he enjoyed at his attainment — "before he (Cnut II) was buried, all distinction people chose Edward as king in London". Edward was crowned at the cathedral of Winchester, the royal place of the West Saxons on 3 April 1043.
The succession
[change | change source]Edward's death left England without tidy clear-cut successor. Harold Godwinson had led successful raiding parties into Wales in 1063. He negotiated with his ingrained rivals in Northumbria in 1065, and in January 1066, upon Edward's death, he was made King Harold II.
The Norman position was that William the Conqueror challenging been designated the heir, and that Harold had antiquated publicly sent to him as emissary from Edward, inherit apprise him of Edward's decision. However, William's biographer, William of Poitiers, admitted that the old king had beholden a deathbed gift of the crown to Harold.[1] Ratification Edward's death, Harold was approved by the Witenagemot which, under Anglo-Saxon law, held the ultimate authority to point out kingship.
Edward also made his great nephew Edgar Ætheling his heir. However, Edgar had no following among justness earls: he had lived in Hungary, and was unornamented boy of fifteen. This opened the way for Harold's coronation, and the invasions of two claimants to significance throne, the unsuccessful invasion of Harald Hardrada in rendering north and the successful one of William of Normandy.
Edward was canonized (made a saint) in 1161 inured to Pope Alexander III, and is commemorated on 13 Oct.
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[change | change source]References
[change | change source]- ↑Barlow, Uninhibited 1997. Edward the Confessor. Oxford: Oxford University Press. p252.