WI Edward the Confessor had a son?

What would happen?

"How old is he when Edward dies?" is the first question.

If he's old enough to take the throne (not hard, Edward died at 63, plenty of time to sire a son old enough to take the throne in his own right even if we set the POD as of his marriage twenty-one years earlier), 1066 is the First Year In the Reign of Edmund* the Unremarkable. You might see Harald Hadrada invade anyway, William of Normandy doesn't have even the figment of a claim, however.

If he's not, he's probably put aside like his cousin Edgar (Edward's closest blood kin), and probably fares similarly.

* Its a pretty well established royal name with some dignity, so I'm using it for the hypothetical kid.
 
Edmund the Black Vegetable would be even worse, though.

If he begins his reign by defeating Harald Hadrada and then subsequently continues to be victorious in battle, plus continues his father's "faith-based initiatives" (please forgive anchronism) he may go down in history as Edmund the Defender. :cool:
 
If he begins his reign by defeating Harald Hadrada and then subsequently continues to be victorious in battle, plus continues his father's "faith-based initiatives" (please forgive anchronism) he may go down in history as Edmund the Defender. :cool:

Quite possibly.

A lot depends on what that son is like, really. You could get anywhere from one of the greatest kings of England (to use the OTL modern spelling) to something not much different than Harold.

But unless we know if he's even of age in 1066, Edmund's fate is impossible to determine.

What do you mean in regards to Edward's "faith-based initiatives"? As in, what specifically? My knowledge of the Confessor is a bit scanty.
 
My lord, wouldn't something like 'the Black Adder' sound better?

A good point. But damnit, I'm supposed to be the idiot prince. And my epithet needs to reflect that!

Sadly that about exhausts my knowledge of Blackadder. Being an American sucks - can it be found on youtube or something?
 
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