King Edward the poisoner?
Godwin - Act of Revenge? So can we believe the Norman cleric that wrote about Godwin choking on a piece of bread after making an oath to Edward regarding Godwin's part in Alfred's death ? According to historians this is just propaganda in order to get Edward recognised as a saint. Here's what the Abingdon version of the Anglo Saxon Chronicle has to say. "... 1053: In this year the King was at Winchester at Easter, with him Earl Godwin and Earl Harold, his son and Tostig. When on the second day of Easter he sat at table with the King, he suddenly sank down against the footstool, speechless and helpless: he was carried into the Kings chamber and it was thought it would pass off, but it was not to be: yet he lingered on like this, unable to speak and helpless until the Thursday; and he gave up his life. ..." The Thursday in question was 15 April 1053 The book "The Life and times of St Edward, King and confessor" ( pages 64 and 65) has it t...