He had no children so it was unclear who would become king next. After Edward died, the English Witan (council of Anglo-Saxon kings) chose Earl Harold of Wessex as the next king. The Normans took ...
The Anglo-Saxon Chronicle is one of the ... was published soon after Alfred was proclaimed King of all Anglo-Saxons rather than just King of Wessex. Alfred now had effective overlordship of ...
He had no children so it was unclear who would become king next. After Edward died, the English Witan (council of Anglo-Saxon kings) chose Earl Harold of Wessex as the next king. The Normans took ...