A Voyage of three Ambassadors from England to Constantinople and the East, about the year 1056[2]. [2] Hakluyt, II, 40. Malmsb II. xiii. Upon the holy festival of Easter, King Edward the Confessor ...

St. Edward's Crown is pictured during a service to celebrate the 60th anniversary of the Coronation of Queen Elizabeth II at Westminster Abbey, June 4, 2013, in London, England. WPA Pool/Getty ...

Edward the Confessor was a man of great prayer - rather like a crowned monk. He was hailed throughout his life as a gentle, loyal and devoted king. Edward the Confessor on Henry VII's tomb grille © ...

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.

Edward was the son of Ethelred II and was the penultimate Anglo-Saxon king of England who was known as 'The Confessor' because of his piety. He lived between 1003 and 1066 and was replaced by ...

The Cambridgeshire school where King Edward the Confessor and a Queer Eye stylist studied. Former pupils at this public school also include the first Mayor of New York and a member of indie band ...

This made King Sweyn of Denmark angry. He invaded England and Ethelred fled to France. ... In 1042 there was a new king of England called Edward, also known as Edward 'the Confessor.' ...

St. Edward's Crown is only used to crown new monarchs — but it's not the only crown being worn today. Coronation regalia, crowns: King Charles will also wear the Imperial State Crown worn by ...

7. 1066 - Year of the three kings. When Edward the Confessor died in January 1066 there were three claimants to the throne of England: Harold, Earl of Wessex; Hardrada, King of Norway and William ...