Succession
Following Harolds death at the Battle of Hastings against the invading Normans in October, the Witanagemot assembled in London and elected Edgar king.
Succession
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Succession
The Witanagemot elects Harold Godwinson, the man best placed to defend the country against the competing foreign claimants, to succeed Edward.
Succession
When King Edward died in January 1066 Edgar was still in his early teens, too young to be an effective military leader. Supported by the Archbishops of Canterbury & York after the Battle of Hastings.
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