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Edward the Confessor
The Nuttall Encyclopedia
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.