The Battle of Hastings
Dan Snow's History Hit
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Edward the Confessionor's Daughter
A 13 year old called edgar the ethling. The last of the line of alfred. He is a, i don't know what relative he is to edward confess. It does seem that edward may have promised the throne to william of normandy. 66 norman writings claim that william had been promised the throne by edward the confessor. These pro norman chroniclers argued that william's invasion was a legitimate one and that harold godwinson had usurped the throne. And therefore william was forced to invade.
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