1.29 - 19 Edward the Confessor

Anglo Saxon England Podcast by David Crowther

Feb 7, 202425:48Society & Culture

Edward enjoyed one year of independence in 1051-2, before the return of Godwin forced him into humiliating submission. But after Godwin’s death the following year, the rest of his reign was broadly peaceful and prosperou...

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