was killed by the Wessex army in 954 and England was united under one king - Edred. Most of the information we have about the Anglo-Saxons comes from the Anglo-Saxon Chronicle, a year-by-year ...

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 ...