The coins in the bundle were minted between 1036 and 1044, dating back to the reigns of Harold I, Harthacnut, and Edward the Confessor.

But when Harthacnut died after a short reign in 1042, the English selected Harthacnut's Anglo-Saxon half-brother, Edward the Confessor, as king instead. He died in 1066, and we’re all very ...

Emma was wife to two English kings – Aethelred and Cnut – and mother to two more, Harthacnut and Edward the Confessor.

According to the report, the silver coins were made during the rule of three kings from the House of Wessex: Harold I (1036–1040), Harthacnut (1040–1042), and Edward the Confessor (1042–1066).

The coins within the hoard were issued during the reigns of Harold I ‘Harefoot’ (1036-40), Harthacnut (1040-2) and Edward the Confessor (1042-66). The vast majority of the coins date to Harold I’s ...

The coins were minted during the reigns of Harold I (1036–1040), Harthacnut (1040–1042), and Edward the Confessor (1042–1066), he added, and the latest date to 1044.

(Image: Sizewell C/OCA) The hoard contains coins minted between 1036 and 1044 during the reigns of Harold I, Harthacnut, and Edward the Confessor. Most were minted in London - but some were struck ...

Now Harthacnut became king only to die at about the age of 25 in 1042. So it was that Edward, Emma of Normandy's second son by Aethelred became King Edward. This was Edward the Confessor.

William, however, reckoned he totally had a legit claim to the throne, because of familial ties to the previous king, Edward the Confessor, who had become king following the death of his half-brother, ...

Harthacnut ruled for only two years, with Emma by his side, until his death in 1042. He was succeeded by his half-brother Edward. But the new king appears to have turned against his mother, arriving ...