The Battle of Hastings
Dan Snow's History Hit
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The Hereditary Transition in the Early Middle Ages
Power was focused in and excised by an individual, the body a king. There were no capital cities in this period. Continuity of government was dependent on the heart beat of a king. And when that heart beat stopped there was absolutely no telling what would happen internally or externally. So although the son would have the best claim on his father's throne, he would almost certainly have to see ofcompetitors. The country was affectily partition between him and his brother, edgar. Edgar ruled vey cefully, but edgar's son, edward, was killed by factions within the anglo saxon state. Edward was killed in nine, seven, eight n espulence
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