18 The End of the Danish Dynasty, Edward the Confessor and the Rise of the Great men

Summary: Cnut's dynasty survived him by only 7 years, and in 1042 the house of Cerdic returned in the form of Edward the Confessor. Edward is an enigma - weak man or determined survivor? This week the History of England podcast looks at how he came to the throne and his...<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/TheHistoryOfEngland?a=nmC0ctioQa0:pD3QWsSQ384:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/TheHistoryOfEngland?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/TheHistoryOfEngland?a=nmC0ctioQa0:pD3QWsSQ384:63t7Ie-LG7Y"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/TheHistoryOfEngland?d=63t7Ie-LG7Y" border="0"></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/TheHistoryOfEngland?a=nmC0ctioQa0:pD3QWsSQ384:qj6IDK7rITs"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/TheHistoryOfEngland?d=qj6IDK7rITs" border="0"></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/TheHistoryOfEngland/~4/nmC0ctioQa0" height="1" width="1" alt=""> For information regarding your data privacy, visit <a href="https://www.acast.com/privacy">acast.com/privacy</a>