Edward
the Confessor
As
the year 1066 began, England's King, Edward the Confessor,
was an old and sick man. He had been King since 1042.
No one expected him to live much longer. The King
of England was usually the son or another close relation
of the previous king. But even if a King was succeeded
by his son, it was the custom for a new king to be
approved by the Kings council. Edward the Confessor
had no children and no surviving brothers or sisters.
When Edward the Confessor died on the 5th January
1066, there were four people who might become king.
Read
on to find out what happened next
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