In 1045 Edward married Godwin’s daughter, and Harold’s sister, Edith. It’s unlikely to have been a love match – that was the reality of royal marriages for centuries. In this case, it’s also unlikely to have been a no-hate match – and that was something that even medieval princes and princesses were permitted to shoot for. Okay, maybe you’re only twelve and they’re sixty-two, and you don’t speak the same language, and you’ve never met, and yet somehow you’re also cousins, but you can still be civil, right? You can be like cordial neighbours who say good morning and occasionally try to
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