Edward the Confessor

Edward the Confessor (Old English: Ēadpeard Andettere; Latin: Edwardus Confessor; c. 1003 – 1066) was among the last Anglo-Saxon Kings of England who reigned from 1042 to 1066.
==Biography==
In 1014, Edward fled with his father Æthelred II due to his usurpation by the Danish king Sweyn Forkbeard. After Sweyn's succeeding son Cnut died, the House of Wessex resumed when Edward returned to England in 1042 after more than 30 years of exile and reigned there for the remainder of his life.Echoes of History: Vikings – Episode 5: The Dawn of a New Era
In 1065, he rebuilt the Westminster Abbey, previously a Saxon church, with .Assassin's Creed: Syndicate – Database: Westminster Abbey Within the abbey, he built the church of St. Margaret, which became one of the oldest churches in England.Assassin's Creed: Syndicate – Database: St. Margaret's, Westminster
==Appearances==
*Assassin's Creed: Syndicate 
*Echoes of History 
==References==
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