Edward the Confessor

Tom Licence discusses the life and times of the pre-conquest ruler of England

Edward the Confessor (Anglo-Saxon king of England from 1042) on his throne, as shown in the Bayeux Tapestry. (Photo by Getty Images)

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August 26, 2020 at 12:30 pm

Medieval historian Professor Tom Licence, author of a new biography of King Edward the Confessor, discusses the life and times of the pre-conquest ruler of England

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