Edward the Confessor Edward the Confessor Edward the Confessor ( , ; 1003 – 5 January 1066), also known as Saint Edward the Confessor, was among the last Anglo-Saxon kings of England. Usually considered the last king of the House of Wessex, he ruled from 1042 to 1066. The son of Æthelred the Unready and Emma of Normandy, Edward succeeded Cnut the Great's son – and his own half brother – Harthacnut, restoring the rule of the House of Wessex after the period of Danish rule since Cnut (better known as Canute) conquered England in 1016. When Edward died in 1066, he was
The King and All of His Men The King and All of His Men "The King and All of His Men" is the second single released by the British alternative band, Wolf Gang, from their debut 2011 album, "Suego Faults". The single was first released in the United Kingdom on 18 July 2011, seven days prior to the album. It was later released in the United States on 15 November 2011 through Elektra Records. Two versions of the music video were filmed for this single. "The Guardian" premiered the second version on 24 May 2011. "The King and All of His Men" reached number 40 on the