On January 5, 1066, King Edward, the confessor of England died. Although he had reigned for 23 years, he had no heirs, because of this a three-way rivalry of who would be the king began and this situation also led to the Battle of Hastings and the end of the rule of Anglo-Saxon.
Harold Godwinson was one of the competitor players. He was the second powerful man in England. His relationship to Edward and his esteem among his peers made him a logical successor to the throne. Finally the royal advisors selected Harold asking. Another competitive player was William. He justified his claim through his blood relationship with Edward and a few years earlier, Edward has designated him as his successor. As soon as he heard Harold be the king, he immediately prepared to invade England and destroy the upstart Harold. The third competitive player was Harald Hardrada, he was killed by Harold when he arrived England. Then it was the battle between William and Harold, the Battle of Hastings.
Thinking of the political situation in England at that time, it was volatile. After the death of the king, the citizen of England was frightened and sad. Coupled with the King had no heir, the citizen much more confused. Just then, Harold appeared, the England had a “king”. While William invaded England, the citizen began to worry. The England covered with a bad atmosphere again. On the other hand, since William and Harold began the Battle of Hasting and began at war for a long time. No one would be able to deal with the country.
At this time, no one ruled the England. Someone would take this opportunity to be the King whenever possible. If let me choose who would be the King, I would choose William, because he had the relationship with Edward and Edward had said that he would be the successor of the England. Because of this, I would rather believe William not Harold.
In brief, although England was a powerful country, it could not afford the bloody battle. Whenever who would be the king, they should thing of the danger at home and abroad.
