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Edward the Confessor

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Edward the Confessor
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(Biographies / Edward the Confessor, Saint (?1002-1066) M, English, POLITICS: hereditary ruler, RELIGION: saint) Saint. ?1002-66, king of England (1042-66); son of Ethelred II; founder of Westminster Abbey. Feast day: Oct. 13
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Noun1.Edward the Confessor - son of Ethelred the Unready; King of England from 1042 to 1066; he founded Westminster Abbey where he was eventually buried (1003-1066)


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Nor did the Danish power last long, for in 1042 we had in Edward the Confessor an English king once more.
Edward the Confessor had a palace here, and here the great Earl Godwin was proved guilty by the justice of that age of having encompassed the death of the King's brother.
 
 
 
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