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Edward the Confessor

Edward the Confessor (1003/1005 – 5 January 1066) was King of the English from 1042 until his death in 1066. He was the last reigning monarch of the House of Wessex.

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Born
1003/1005 Islip, Oxfordshire, England
Burial
Westminster Abbey
Coronation
3 April 1043 Winchester Cathedral
Died
5 January 1066 (aged 60–63) Westminster, London, England
Father
Æthelred the Unready
House
Wessex

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Early years and exile

Early reign

Crisis of 1051–52

Later reign

Succession

Westminster Abbey

Veneration

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Edward the Confessor

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Edward the Confessor

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related to Further reading · 54
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related to Veneration · 34
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related to Succession · 30
Edward the Confessor → Bishop Ealdred, Confessor, Conqueror, Conqueror's, Domesday Book, Duke Richard, Edgar, Edith, Edmund Ironside's, Edward, Edward's, England, English, Exile, Godwin, Godwin's, Harold's, He, Henry III, His
related to External links · 11
Edward the Confessor → Anglo-Saxon EnglandEdward, BBC HistoryAncient, BBC NewsLife, British, Cambridge Digital Library, Confessor, Edith, Edward, Prosopography, St Edward, Westminster AbbeySteven Muhlberger's
Born · 1
Edward the Confessor → 1003/1005 Islip, Oxfordshire, England
Burial · 1
Edward the Confessor → Westminster Abbey
Coronation · 1
Edward the Confessor → 3 April 1043 Winchester Cathedral
Died · 1
Edward the Confessor → 5 January 1066 (aged 60–63) Westminster, London, England
Father · 1
Edward the Confessor → Æthelred the Unready
House · 1
Edward the Confessor → Wessex

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Edward the ConfessorCoronation3 April 1043 Winchester Cathedral1.00infobox
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Edward the ConfessorFatherÆthelred the Unready1.00infobox
Edward the ConfessorHouseWessex1.00infobox
Edward the ConfessorMotherEmma of Normandy1.00infobox
Edward the ConfessorPredecessorHarthacnut1.00infobox
Edward the ConfessorReign8 June 1042 – 5 January 10661.00infobox
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Edward the ConfessorSuccessorHarold II1.00infobox
Edward the Confessorrelated to External linksEdward0.60section

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