In the late autumn of 1041, William received the shocking news from a newspaper in England that the days of Hadknout the Strong, son of Canute the Great and king of England and Denmark, were numbered, and he invited his half-brother Edward the Confessor to return to England from Normandy as his heir.

From the analysis of the intelligence sent to William by Osborne's butler, it is likely that the king of England, Hardknout, had suffered from several illnesses before he became king of England, he may have suffered from tuberculosis, and he probably knew that he would not live long.

Hardknout invited Edward the Confessor to return to England to succeed him to the throne of England, most likely under the influence of his mother, Emma Edward. Morality. Normandy influence, she hopes to retain her power by ensuring that one of her sons succeeds another, as Hardknut is not married and has no children.

"It's finally time to recoup, and the investment I've been giving Prince Edward over the years is finally going to pay off handsomely, and sure enough, history won't change, as long as I don't touch it." William secretly clenched his fists, and couldn't help but think in his heart.

All the while, as an exiled prince of the former Vises dynasty, his fate has been bumpy and turbulent.

During his childhood, England was the target of Viking raids and invasions. Falkbild and his son Swain. In 1013, after Canute seized the throne, Emma fled to Normandy, followed by Prince Edward and Prince Alfred, and then their father, King Etheled the Unprepared.

Swain died in February 1014, the Wickes were restored, and Etheled the Unprepared was reinstated, but in April 1016 their father died, and the throne of the Wickes dynasty was replaced by Prince Edward's half-brother Edmund Edward. Ironside succeeded, and they then united against Swain's son, Cnut.

However, misfortune befell Prince Edward again, and Edmund died in November 1016, leaving Canute as the undisputed king.

As a last resort, Edward and his brothers and sisters went to the Duchy of Normandy to seek the protection of their uncle, Richard II, Duke of Normandy.

In 1017, in order to maintain peace with the Normans and maintain relations between the Normans, Canute the Great asked Richard II to marry Edward's mother, Emma.

In the same year, after the execution of Edwin, the last surviving half-brother of Cnut the Great, he promised Richard II, Duke of Normandy, and his wife Emma that Edward would be the Anglo-Saxon heir to the throne of England.

However, Canute did not fulfill his promise, and his throne was eventually inherited by his son, and Prince Edward spent 25 years in exile.

Prince Edward has lived in the Duchy of Normandy for the past 25 years, rarely returning to England or even not, and he is more familiar with Normandy and loves it even more.

The Normans also considered Prince Edward their own, and eight years earlier, in 1034, Robert I, Duke of Normandy, had attempted to invade England and put him on the throne of England, but unfortunately the convoy had deviated from the route to Jersey and the expedition had failed.

Of course, Edward was not without success in this expedition, and he also had the support of some Saxons, notably Stigande, who later became Edward's Archbishop of Canterbury and Norman Abbot of Eumigus.

In 1035, Cnut died, when Prince Edward was most likely to become the throne of England, but unfortunately he was not supported by his mother, Emma, who was more interested in supporting her and Cnut the Great's son Hadknout.

Later, in 1036, Edward and his brother Alfred were invited by their mother Emma to deal with the increasingly powerful Godwyn father and son, and they bid farewell to William and went to England alone.

Misfortune befell the Edward brothers once again, and Alfred was captured by Godwin, Earl of Wessex, who blinded Alfred by forcing Red Hot Chili peppers into his eyes, and then handing him over to Harold, making it impossible for him to inherit the throne. Alfred died shortly after his injury.

Prince Edward was afraid of being affected by Earl. Godwin's poisonous hand fled back to the Duchy of Normandy in a hurry.

William was lying dormant in the Earl of Evreux, preparing to defeat the rebels of Burgundy and pacify Normandy, and he was temporarily unable to send troops to help restore Edward to the throne.

In desperation, Prince Edward went to the Duchy of Flanders to seek refuge from Baldwin V, Duke of Flanders.

In the years that followed, William and his army pacified Normandy, defeated the forces of the Duke of Anjou, captured Brittany, and then defeated the large coalition of King Henry I of France, capturing half of Flanders and a large number of territories around Normandy.

It was during these two years that Prince Edward returned to Normandy and traveled to Rouen to seek William's help.

William, of course, gladly agreed, and sent many Norman nobles to help Prince Edward, serving him by his side.

At the same time, William also helped Edward win over a large number of English nobles and take the lead in contacting Queen Emma, which gave him the opportunity to ascend the throne of England and restore the Vices dynasty.

So far, the progress of things is under William's control, Prince Edward trusted the Normans around him very much, hoping that they would go to England to assist him, but he was very distrustful of the Anglo-Saxon nobility in England, especially the powerful nobleman of England, Earl of Wicksex. Godwin.

Prince Edward could never forget the brutal murder of his brother Alfred, Earl of Wixes, by Godwin, when they were on their way to England years ago, so he hated Godwin, Earl of Wixes, and the entire Godwin family, including his future queen, the daughter of the Godwyn family, and Harold's sister, Judith. Godwin.

This is probably the historical 'penitent' Edward and his queen Judith. Godwin's reason why he never had an heir was that when he saw Queen Judith, he would be reminded of his tragic death of his brother Alfred, and of the disgusting Godwin family.

However, Queen Judith. Godwin really loved her husband Edward very much, and after she learned the truth, he even did not hesitate to turn against his father, Godwin, the Earl of Wixeth, and his brother Harold, but this still could not save Edward's heart, and he never made love to Judith from beginning to end.

The conflict between Prince Edward and the Godwin family was very favorable for William and Normandy, which meant that Prince Edward could only trust the Normans around him, not the Saxon aristocracy led by the Godwin.

In the end, Edward could only reuse and canonize the Norman nobility to balance the Godwin family, which in turn would lead to conflicts and divisions between Edward and the Godwin family, which eventually led to the outbreak of civil war, and this was the opportunity that William was waiting for.

When the war between Edward and Godwin broke out, and Edward was at a disadvantage, William could sail north and cross the sea to England, and then take control of King Edward and his court.

Eventually, William would become Edward's heir to the throne of England, and when Edward died, William would be elected as the new king by the Council of the Wise of England.

This was William's plan, a plan to seize the throne of England, which would justify William's coronation on the throne of England.