The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1896-06-04

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ted an act of violence against the people
Of Dover, they arose as one man, drove
out the foreigners and funigated the
town as well as the ferry running to
Calais.
This caused trouble between Edward
and Goodwin, which led to the deposit
ton Of the latter, who, with his SONS,
was compelled to flee. But later he re-
turned, and his popularity in England
among the home people compelled the
king to re-establish him.
Soon afterward Goodwin died, and
Harold, his son, succeeded him success
fully. Goodwin was an able man and got
several earldoms for his wife and rela-
tives at time when that was just what
they needed. An earldom then was not
a mere empty title, with nothing in it but
a blue sash and scorbutic tempera-
ment, but it gave almost absolute au-
thority over one or more shires and was
also good piece of property. These his
torical facts took place in or about the
year 1854 A. D.
Edward having no children, together
with sort Of misgiving about ever hay
ing any to speak of, called home Ed
ward the Outlaw, son of Edmund Iron
side, to succeed to the throne, but scarce
~ had he reached the shores Of England
when he died, leaving son, Edgar.
William Of Normandy, cousin of
the king, now appears on the scene. He
claimed to be entitled to the first crack
at the throne, and that the king had
promised to bequeath it to him. He even
lured Harold, the heir apparently, to
Normandy, and while under the influ-
ence of stimulants compelled Harold to
swear that he would sustain Williams
claim to the throne. The willy William
also inserted some holy relics of great
potency under the altar used for swear
ing purposes, but Harold recovered
when he got out again into the fresh air
and snapped his fingers at William and
his relics
Jan. 5, 1865, Edward died, and was
buried in Westminster abbey, which
had just been inclosed and the roof put
on.
Harold, who had practiced little
while as earl, and so felt that he could
reign easily by beginning moderately
and only reigning forenoons, assembled
the throne.
Edward the Confessor was a good,
durable monarch, but not brilliant. He
was the first to let people touch him on
Tuesdays and Fridays for scrofula or
''king's evil. He also made set of
laws that were an improvement on some
Of the old ones. He was canonized about
a century after his death by the pope,
but as to whether it took or not the
historian seems strangely dumb.
/ He was the last of the royal Saxon
line, but other self made Saxons reigned
after him in torrents.
Edgar Atheling, son of Edward the
Outlaw, was the only surviving male
of the royal line, but he was not old
enough to succeed to the throne, and
Harold II accepted the portfolio He
was crowned at Westminster on the day
of King Edwards burial. This infuriat-
ed William Of Normandy, who remind
ed Harold Of his first degree oath and
his pledge that he would keep it "or
have his salary cut from year to year. -
Oh, how irritated William was! He
got down his gun and babe the other
Normans who desired an outing to do
the same.
Trouble also arose with Tostig, the
kings brother, and his Norwegian ally,
Hardrada, but the king defeated the al