The annulment of the marriage was not easy, and the ceremony required William to be held in public in Winchester Cathedral, in the presence of the nobles of all parties, and to be allowed to annul the marriage by a valid reason or a papal decree.

Of course, it is easier for the king to decide whether his marriage will survive or die, after all, the power of the husband is far greater than that of the wife, and even if the wife does not agree to the divorce, the church will meet the husband's demands; The reverse is also true, if the wife files for divorce but the husband of the king does not agree, then the marriage will not be divorced. The Council has the power to object to royal marriages, and the King has the power to veto the Council's opinions.

However, despite the fact that Adelaide was William's sister and a Norman princess, the exile Edward. Edmondson's identity is also not ordinary, he is the only two members of the Wessex dynasty, and he is the son of the iron bone Edmund, the king of England from the previous Wessex dynasty, and he can be regarded as a prominent position. At the same time, Edward. Edmondson also had the support of the English aristocracy, and it was not easy to annul the marriage.

However, now with the approval of Pope Gregory VI, it is naturally much easier to have the papal secretary and priest Hildebrand preside over the matter with the papal decree in hand.

The ceremony was going on, and Hildebrand read to the nobles His Majesty's decree calling for the annulment of the marriage between Adelaide and the exile Edward.

Hildebrand's words, every word and every sentence cut Edward like a knife. Edmondson's heart, his expression distorted, and he looked extremely pained and angry.

"I don't agree to the divorce, Adelaide is my wife, you have no valid reason to annul my marriage." Edward. Edmondson stood up against the Pope's decision.

Edward. Edmondson was telling the truth, and the real reason for Adelaide's divorce from him was really difficult to tell, and William had no valid reason to annul the marriage.

Anyone is sympathetic to the weak, William's strong and Edward. What happened to Edmondson aroused the sympathy of the Anglo-Saxon nobility and some of the Norman nobility, who also disagreed with William's unjustified abolition of broken marriages.

In the eyes of the Normans, this marriage was a bridge between the Normans and the Angles, the cornerstone of their foothold in England, and the abolition of the broken marriage meant that the Normans would suffer hostility from the Angles, which could mean a new war.

The Angles, on the other hand, were more angry because they felt humiliated, and they could not bear William's treatment of their prince Edward. Edmondson then stood up against William.

In the Middle Ages, there were several ways to dissolve marriages, such as sexual enlightenment (mainly for men). In 1476, one of Edward IV's mistresses divorced her husband on this ground, although proving sexual impotence was a very humiliating process.

Despite the fact that Edward. Edmondson did have this apology, having been married for two years without any children, but William could not use the other party's sexual energy as a reason to annul the marriage, because it would mean completely offending all the people of England, including the nobles and commoners.

In addition, forced marriage can theoretically also be grounds for divorce. It is difficult to prove that the marriage was forced, but Adelaide is definitely capable of convincing the church to believe that she and Edward are skilled in acting. Edmondson's marriage was forcible to be married, especially since it was a fact.

After Adelaide stated the reasons for the divorce, William also stood up and said: "This marriage is indeed against Adelaide's own will, she was forced. ”

"According to the statements of His Majesty William I and Princess Adelaide, this marriage is forced, and I declare this marriage null and void on behalf of His Majesty the Pope!" Hildebrand announced in public.

Edward. Edmondson's face was pale, and one could imagine the humiliation of being abandoned by his wife, and he turned away without waiting for the ceremony to end, and before leaving, he took off his wedding ring and threw it on the ground.

The crowd at Winchester Cathedral dispersed, and William summoned Phaller. Osborne instructed, "Faller, you go and send someone to keep an eye on Edward. Edmondson, I fear that he will do something harmful to us because of his emotional outburst. ”

"Understood, Your Majesty, I will personally lead someone to keep an eye on him, and if he has any misdeeds, I will stop him immediately." Faller. Osborne bowed in response.

"I give you permission to use any means, any measures, and I will not allow any accidents to happen." William repeatedly advised, "Go ahead! ”

"Yes, Your Majesty." Faller bowed, turned and walked away quickly.

Despite William's repeated instructions to Faller to spy on Edward. Edmondson, but the dark cloud that lingered in his heart could not be removed, perhaps it was God telling him that something bad was going to happen.

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For three days in a row, in Faller. Under Osborne's watchful eye, Edward. Edmondson did not show any anomalies, he always locked himself in his room, and seemed to be still indulging in depression.

Edward. Edmondson behaved normally, and the intelligence officers in charge of monitoring the place undoubtedly let their guard down, after all, they were not the professional Cleppo or FBL of later generations. Edmondson was just using a very simple disguise to look forward to the watchman here.

On the fourth day, Edward. Edmondson decided to hunt in the royal hunting grounds on the grounds that he was soothing his spirit, and he invited many of the Anglo-Saxon nobles of the Duchy of Wessex to join him, as if to have a grand hunting party in the city.

The hunt came too suddenly, and many nobles and Edward. Edmondson went out hunting with him, and there were more than three hundred people with him, including himself, and Faller, who had only a few dozen watchers, was unable to continue to monitor Edward. Edmondson had no choice but to go to the palace in person to see William and ask for his help.

However, when Phale. After Osborne left, there was a sudden incident in the hunting grounds. Edmondson was overturned by a frightened horse.

Finally the hunting ground returned to order, and Edward, who was supposed to stay in the middle of the crowd. Edmondson was nowhere to be seen, except for a servant of his resemblance wearing his clothes and riding on a warhorse to confuse the watchers.

After several hours, the surveillance did not detect the situation until Faller. Osborne led the men back to the hunting grounds, only to find Edward. Edmondson had slipped away.

"All men get on your horses, and follow me to the north, and must be in Edward. Bring Edmondson back before he leaves Wessex! "Faller. Osborne ordered anxiously.

Before he could get on his horse, he anxiously rode north with some of his prepared soldiers.