Edward the Confessor, who was the last Anglo-Saxon king of England. The St. Edward's Crown is only used to crown a new king or queen during the coronation ceremony, last used in 1953 for King ...

Edward the Confessor: King of England ... brother-in-law of King Edward and despite having the weakest claim to the Crown, he was in the strongest position. William claimed that Harold had ...

But when Harthacnut died, the English crown went to Harthacnut’s Anglo-Saxon half-brother instead- none other than Edward the Confessor. Magnus died soon afterwards, so when the English crown ...