People Profiles
When Edward the Confessor, ruler of England from 1042-1066, died in January 1066 he left no heir and therefore uncertainty for the future of England. There were a few potential claims to the throne, Harald Hardrada, King of Norway, Sven Estrithsson, King of Denmark, Edgar the Ætheling, William, Duke of Normandy and Harold Godwinson believed they had a right to the throne - see People Profiles to decide who you think had the stronger claim to the throne.
Edward the Confessor was King of England from 1042 to 1066. When he died in 1066 he left no heir to the throne.
William the Conqueror became the Duke of Normandy at just eight years old! And eventually the King of England…
Svein, King of Denmark and Norway, was the son of Estrith, sister of Cnut, who was King of England from 1016 to 1035
King Harold was king of England for a very short time in 1066. As soon as he took the crown he was met with much competition…
Harald III Sigurdsson, Harald the Ruthless was born in 1015. He was the King of Norway until his death in 1066.
Edgar the Ætheling, son of an older half-brother of Edward the Confessor was one of the contenders for the English crown… At just 14 years old!