St. Edward the Confessor, born in 1003, was the son of King Æthelred the Unready and Emma of Normandy. After spending much of his youth in exile in Normandy due to Viking invasions, he returned to England and ascended to the throne in 1042. Edward is remembered as a pious and just ruler who sought […]
St. Edward the Confessor, born in 1003, was the son of King Æthelred the Unready and Emma of Normandy. After spending much of his youth in exile in Normandy due to Viking invasions, he returned to England and ascended to the throne in 1042. Edward is remembered as a pious and just ruler who sought […]