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 ...

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, was born in Islip, ...

The sovereign was the last Anglo-Saxon king of the House of Wessex, having taken over from the Dane Harthacnut. Before him ...

In 1066, the English king Edward the Confessor lay dying in his bed. Three powerful men had strong claims to succeed him, but only Harold Godwinson was close enough to grab power. Who Was the Real ...

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 ...

When he came to the throne in 1377, at the age of just 10, he understood himself to be heir to an unbroken line of sovereigns reaching back to the saint-king Edward the Confessor, who had ruled ...

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 ...