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yes The death of Edward the Confessor led to the Battle of Hastings because William of Normandy thought he had a claim to the English Crown rather than Harold II. William pursues this claim by invasion.

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Who was crowned king before Harold Godwinson?

King Harold was the King of England when William invaded and before him it was Edward the Confessor. After Harold's death at the Battle of Hastings Edgar Atheling was proclaimed King but he was never crowned.


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Who was king after Edward the Confesser died?

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Who built the Westminster abby?

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