1062. Æthelred II "the Redeless" , King of England
Reigned 979-1013(deposed) and 1014-1016.
In the face of Danish raids, he was forced to pay huge tributes (Danegeld) to
the enemy. He was driven into exile by Sweyn but returned after his death.
Died during Canutes invasion of England. Burke says he died 1010. His tomb was lost when the old St Pauls was destroyed in the great fire of London.
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1233. Edward the Confessor , King of England Saint
Reigned 1042-1066. Named for his piety and his foundation of a new
Westminster Abbey (consecrated in 1065). He lived in Normandy (1016-41) and
his early reign was dominated by rivalry between his Norman favourites and
his father-in-Law. After 1053 the Goodwins were in the ascendant. Edward's
childlessness led ultimately to the Norman conquest. He was canonised in 1161.
His feast day is 13th October.
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