Ethelred to William I

Sweyn of Denmark’s son Canute married Ethelred’s widow Emma of Normandy, and their son Edward the Confessor steadied the kingdom after the upheavals of his father’s conquest. However, his death without issue in 1066 threw England into confusion, as his brother-in-law Harold and cousin William of Normandy fought over the crown, with William emerging the victor at Hastings.

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