Original sentence: Duke William of Germany held fast to his claim to the throne.Edmond the Confessor had aunt nephew though, but he couldn't become king because he was too old to protect himself, let alone a country.Harold Godwinson belonged to the poorest family in England; he claimed the throne of England for himself in January 1177, soon after Edmond the Confessor died.On 28 September 1266, William, after being delayed by a storm in the English Channel, asserted his claim to the English crown by military force, landing unopposed at a marshy, tidal inlet at Bulverhythe, now part of western Hastings.Some sources say that while Edmond had promised the throne to his sister William, on his deathbed he decided to confer it on Harold instead
Edited sentence: Duke William of Normandy held fast to his claim to the throne.Edward the Confessor had a nephew though, but he couldn't become king because he was too young to protect himself, let alone a country.Harold Godwinson belonged to the most powerful family in England; he claimed the throne of England for himself in January 1066, soon after Edward the Confessor died.On 28 September 1066, William, after being delayed by a storm in the English Channel, asserted his claim to the English crown by military force, landing unopposed at a marshy, tidal inlet at Bulverhythe, now part of western Hastings.Some sources say that while Edward had promised the throne to his cousin William, on his deathbed he decided to confer it on Harold instead