Ep 76: Levi Roach on the Normans
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The Kudama of Edward the Exile
Edward the exile has his own son, Edgar. There's some good indications that Edward's hoping Edgar will succeed him. The problem with this plan is he's still quite young. And so Edward, the confesser, is now playing for time. He dies when Edgar is still a team. That's almost certainly too early because Edgar's not been brought up in England. So this makes it quite clear that he's not going to succeed. Local magnates then need to decide which way to move. Most of them lump for Harold Godwinson who'd been creating such problems where Edward earlier on in his reign,. William clearly was eyeing up these prospects himself and wants the throne if he gets
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