The day after Edward the Confessors death there was a meeting of the Witan to decide who would become the next king of England. The Witan was made up of a group of many lords and bishops and they considered the merits of four main candidates: William the Duke of Normandy, Harold Godwinson, Edgar Ætheling the last direct descendant of Alfred the Great and Harald Hardrada. This dispute would culminate in some of the most epic battles in history.

Map of Anglo-Saxon Britain Author: https://www.timeref.com/people/kings_of_mercia.htm

Chapters:
00:00 Introduction - William the Duke of Normandy
03:18 Chapter 1 - The Battle of Val-Es Dunes
04:54 Chapter 2 - William's Rise to Power
08:11 Chapter 3 - The Succession Crisis
14:34 Chapter 4 - Hardrada Falls
21:27 Chapter 5 - The Battle of Hastings
26:17 Chapter 6 - The Aftermath

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Song: Savfk - Music
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EXOeF...
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Sources:
The Anglo-Saxon Chronicle:
https://ia601601.us.archive.org/25/it...

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