IOTL, Harold Godwinson's more danico marriage to Edith Swannesha (or Swan-neck) produced three sons and two daughters, but was not recognised by the clergy. After his death, his common law wife, Edith of Mercia, gave birth to twin sons, Harold and Ulf.
My main questions are:
1. IOTL, Harold and Edith Swannesha's daughters were married off, but was there any recorded "concern" about their legitimacy, due to the nature of their parents' marriage?
2. In an England before or with a Norman conquest, would Harold Godwinson's sons by Edith of Mercia have taken precedence over Edith Swannesha's sons, Godwin, Edmund and Magnus, when it came to inheritence of land and titles?
Any thoughts?
My main questions are:
1. IOTL, Harold and Edith Swannesha's daughters were married off, but was there any recorded "concern" about their legitimacy, due to the nature of their parents' marriage?
2. In an England before or with a Norman conquest, would Harold Godwinson's sons by Edith of Mercia have taken precedence over Edith Swannesha's sons, Godwin, Edmund and Magnus, when it came to inheritence of land and titles?
Any thoughts?