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3 Candidates for king
After King Edward died, four men thought they should be made king. Here, they explain why.
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Nobody had heard King Edward tell Harold that he should succeed him on his deathbed. However, the English nobles decided Harold would be a strong ruler who could defend England’s shores. They crowned him King of England on 6th January, 1066. Was this fair? Who do you think should have been made king?
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