In a stone shrine at the heart of Westminster Abbey is the tomb of Edward the Confessor, king and saint, although this was not his original resting place. 5 minute read Edward, the last Anglo-Saxon ...

She is remembered for pleading successfully for the lives of the burghers of Calais who surrendered the town to Edward. She died at Windsor Castle on 14th August 1369. The king was devoted to her and ...

This tapestry was first recorded in 1476 as part of the inventory of the Bayeux Cathedral, but it was likely commissioned in the 1070s by Bishop Odo, a close relative of William the Conqueror, to ...

A gilded silver coin brooch that was the height of fashion during the reign of Edward the Confessor (1042-1066 ... during the last Anglo-Saxon king's reign and, with its cross design, it was ...

But on the 5th of January 1066, King Edward the Confessor put England in terrible danger. He died, without leaving a son and heir. This was a disaster. It left the country vulnerable to attacks ...

This means they coincide with the start of the Anglo-Saxon king Edward the Confessor's reign, a turbulent period of English history during which the king exiled and confiscated the properties of ...

In the 1040s, King Edward the Confessor built a stone church on the ... Churchill inside the west entrance. It sits near the Tomb of the Unknown Warrior, whose body was brought from continental ...

But on 5th January, 1066, King Edward the Confessor put England in terrible danger. He died without leaving a son and heir. This was a disaster. It left the country vulnerable to attack from ...