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Harper Maddox
- 25 August 2025
Edward the Confessor: Keeping Wolves at Court and the Succession That Broke England
A new biography, reviewed by Tom Shippey, strips away the saintly halo around Edward the Confessor and looks at the cautious operator beneath. It shows how his exile shaped his diplomacy, how he handled the powerful Godwin family, and why his biggest failure—securing the succession—left England open to conquest. A king who kept the peace, but couldn’t pass it on.
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