What Happened to the English?

The last episode went on and on about aristocratic dithering. Well, it looks like they were in london still. This inaction wasn't a non event, and it's not irrelevant. There were a shocking number of chances to address this crisis. And it appears that the english people genuinely expected their leaders to take advantage of at least one of these opportunities. In fact, we have documents that indicate that the english thought the norman invasion would blow over and that england would continue under the rule of king edgar. For example, the abbot of peterborough sought to be confirmed by edgar. The atheling and formation is a task typically carried out by kings, and