Why were the crises of 1051 and 1052 significant?

... History Essay Aaron Culhane Why were the crises of 1051 and 1052 significant? It is without doubt that the crises of 1051-52 played a significant role in Britain's history. The crises not only led to the contradicting and confusing saga over the successor to Edward's throne but also to the ongoing powerful reign of the Godwin Family in the country's history for a generation. There were four main factors in which to argue whether the crises were in fact significant. Theses were the constant feuds with Edward and Godwin which both humour and confuse historians even today, the opinion that the King was really only king in name and did not have any real authority over the country, the sudden explosion of Godwins' into the key positions in England and of course the matter of who was entitled to King Edward's throne. The crises of 1051 and 1052 can be probably put down

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