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Edward the Confessor

The Nuttall Encyclopedia

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King of England, married Edith, daughter of the great Earl Godwin (q. v .); was a feeble monarch of ascetic proclivities; his appeal to the Duke of Normandy precipitated the Norman invasion, and in him perished the royal Saxon line; was canonised for his piety (1004-1066).

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Wood, James, ed. Entry for 'Edward the Confessor'. The Nuttall Encyclopedia. https://www.studylight.org/​encyclopedias/​eng/​nut/​e/edward-the-confessor.html. Frederick Warne & Co Ltd. London. 1900.
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