Edward the Confessor more war-like figure of St George, and in 1348 he established the Order of the Garter with St George as its patron. It was located at Windsor Castle, and its chapel of St Edward the Confessor was re-dedicated to St George, who was acclaimed in 1351 as patron of the English race. Edward was never a popular saint, but he was important to the Norman dynasty, which claimed to be the successor of Edward as the last legitimate Anglo-Saxon king. The shrine of Saint Edward the Confessor in Westminster Abbey remains where it was after the final translation of his
Ian King (English cricketer) Ian King (English cricketer) Ian Metcalfe King (born 10 November 1931) is a former English cricketer. King was a left-handed batsman who bowled slow left-arm orthodox. He was born at Leeds, Yorkshire. King attended Hanley Castle Grammar School, where he captained the First XI. He made his first-class debut for Warwickshire against Kent in the 1952 County Championship. He made 52 further first-class appearances for Warwickshire, the last of which came against Essex in the 1955 County Championship. In his 53 first-class appearances for Warwickshire, he took 95 wickets at an average of 26.94, with best figures of 5/59. These