Besides the aforementioned "Martyr", a later English king with this name signed the favorable Treaty of Bretigny with France after winning at Crecy and Poitiers.
An adviser to one king of this name reportedly choked to death on a holy wafer after claiming he did not kill the king's brother, Alfred. That same king of this name was served by Bishops of London like Spearhafoc and Robert of Jumieges. A different king of this name was stabbed to death while visiting Corfe Castle, and an (*) "elder" king of this name was the son of Alfred the Great. Besides the aforementioned "Martyr", a later English king with this name signed the favorable Treaty of Bretigny with France after winning at Crecy and Poitiers. For 10 points, what was the name shared by the English king known as "The Confessor"?
An adviser to one king of this name reportedly choked to death on a holy wafer after claiming he did not kill the king's brother, Alfred.
Edward