HIST-281 Lecture Notes - Lecture 13: William Ii Of England, Manorialism, Harold Godwinson
27 Oct 2020
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By 1042, both of his heirs were dead. The implosion of danish royal family made room for aethelred"s heirs. Edward the confessor was his son and returned from exile to rule england from 1042 to 1066. Edward preferred piety to the daily grind of governance. This earned him the saintly nickname of the "confessor". The de facto power was held instead by his chief earl, godwin and his son. When edward died in 1066, harold godwinson succeeded him as king. Not all observers were pleased with his rise. It was because of the lack of his family"s proper credentials: especially offended was the duke william of normandy. He was the cousin of edward the confessor: william of normandy. William decided to press his claim to kingship through his relatives. This was of emma of normandy and edward the confessor. Duke william wanted to meet and defeat harold godwinson on the field of battle.
