The New American Cyclopædia, Vol. 7

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Excerpt from The New American Cyclopædia, Vol. 7: A Popular Dictionary of General Knowledge, Edward-FuerosDward III, surnamed the Oonfmsor¿ring of the anglo-saxons, son of King Ethelred IL, successor to Hardicanu born in Islip, Oxford shire, in 1004, ascend the throne in 1042, died Jan. 5, 1066. His mother was a Norman princess, Emma, and during the Danish domi nation which had succeeded the death of Ed mund Ironside, he dwelt in exile in Norman dy. When the news of the death of Oanute in 1035 reached him, he determined to mart his pretensions to the crown, crossed the channel witha¿eet of40 shi and landed at South' ampton. He found nmself opposed by his mother who had become a second time queen of E d by marriage with the Danish men. Arch, andwas nowregent ofthe ki om. Menaced with destruction b a constan y in creasi force, he hastily ected his retreat. With brother Alfred he received a invitation from King Harold to cross the sea in 1087. Alfred was murdered at Guildford, and Edward, apprised of the fate which was await inghim, esca into Flanders. Aftertheaco cession of his brother Hardicanute, Edward was received with honor into England, pmented with a princely establishment, and was at court when the king suddenly died in 1042. The Dan ish heir Bweyn was then absent from the king. Dom, the htful heirs of the Saxon line the sons of 13d Ironside, were in exile in liangary, the anglo-saxons were determined to throw off thedanish oke, thedauesweredividedaaddis pirited, ward was the nearest to the throne of any one present, and aftera short period of hes itation and commotion he was recognized as king in a general council at Gillingham. His re was the period when the mutual aversion of two fierce Teutonic oples, whose struggles for dominion had vex the country during 6 gas.About the PublisherForgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.comThis book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully, any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.