Edgar the Aetheling, the true last Anglo-Saxon King of England

While there is a great deal of interest generated by the succession crisis within the Kingdom of England, leading to the Normans, little attention is given to Edgar, the likely successor to King Edward if he were older. Despite quickly losing the kingdom conferred onto him by the witan, Edgar persisted in building power, becoming one of the most important and influential figures in Britain in his time. Sources: Hooper, Nicholas. Edgar the Ætheling: Anglo-Saxon Prince, Rebel and Crusader. Anglo-Saxon England, vol. 14, 1985, pp. 197–214. Horváth, Eugene. Edgar the Aetheling. Hungarian Studies in English, vol. 2, 1937, pp. 18–23. William of Malmesbury. Gesta Regum Anglorum: The History of the English Kings, vol. 1, ed. and trans. R.A.B. Mynors, R.M. Thomson, and M. Winterbottom, Oxford Medieval Texts, Clarendon Press, 1998. William of Malmesbury. Chronicle of the Kings of England, translated by Rev. John Sharpe, edited by J. A. Giles, London: George Bell and Sons, 1904. Music: Song: Silverman Sound Studios - The Medieval Banquet License: Creative Commons (CC BY 3.0) https://creativecommons.org/licenses/...    / silvermansound   Music powered by BreakingCopyright: https://breakingcopyright.com Song: kaazoom - Along the Wayside License: Creative Commons (CC BY 3.0) Via Pixabay Song: lucafrancini - Medieval Background License: Creative Commons (CC BY 3.0) Via Pixabay Song: Music from #Uppbeat (free for Creators!): https://uppbeat.io/t/kevin-macleod/fo... License code: AEKLB3T1XESL1P5N