AthelingQueen Edith dies at Winchester
Edward’s widow and Harold’s sister is buried beside the Confessor.
What the record says
William had her body brought to Westminster with royal honours. With her death the last of the Godwin house at the English court was gone.
Certainty
| Fact | Value | Certainty |
|---|---|---|
| Date | 18 December 1075 | Exact |
| How sure we are | High | Of this record as a whole |
People
Edith, William.
Related events
- Edgar makes his peace
The last claimant of the old house comes to court and accepts a pension.
- Malcolm submits at Abernethy
William marches into Scotland by land and sea and the King of Scots does homage.
- The Isle of Ely falls
Hereward and Morcar are the last to hold out; Morcar surrenders and Hereward escapes.
- Lanfranc becomes archbishop
The abbot of Caen takes Canterbury and begins remaking the English church.
- Papal legates depose Stigand
The council at Winchester strips the old archbishop of Canterbury and Winchester.
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