Edward was a kind man who endured a long, twisting road to the English crown. History calls him the last true Saxon king, but as our biographic profile shows, there could be another title that's even more accurate.

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Source/Further reading:

General biographies on St. Edward:

https://www.historicuk.com/HistoryUK...
https://www.scribd.com/book/193657693 
https://www.scribd.com/book/273561636 
https://www.theschoolrun.com/homework....

The AngloSaxon Chronicle: https://www.scribd.com/book/444691438 

Map of Saxon England: https://www.historicuk.com/assets/Im...

Aethelred the Unready: https://www.royal.uk/ethelrediiunre...

Emma of Normandy: https://www.historicuk.com/HistoryUK...

Godwin of Wessex: https://www.historytoday.com/archive/...

Robert I of Normandy: http://www.englishmonarchs.co.uk
/normans_20.html

Edward’s succession: https://www.academia.edu/30031791/
Edward_the_Confessor_and_the_Succession_Question

https://www.academia.edu/23861154/Edw...