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Edward the Confessor was king of England
from 1042 to 1066. Edward's death transformed Medieval England and led to
the reign of the Norman William the Conqueror.
 Edward
the Confessor was born in about 1003. Edward?s father was Ethelred the
Unready and his mother was Emma of Normandy. Edward spent the first part of
his life in Normandy. He grew up with deep religious views and gained the
nickname ?Confessor?.
In 1040, Edward was recalled to England by his half-brother Hardicanute who
had succeeded Ethelred in the same year. Hardicanute died after a drinking
party in 1042 and Edward became king of England.
Kings Alfred The Great, King of Wessex athelstan King of the English Athelred II The Unready, King of the English canute King of England eadred King of the English eadwig King of the English Edgar I, King of the English Edmund I, King of the English Edmund II Ironside, King of the English Edward The Martyr, King of the English
King Arthur
King Edward the Confessor King Harold of Wessex King William I King William Rufus
King Henry I King Stephen King Henry II King Richard I King John King Henry III King Edward I King Edward II
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