Cultural depictions of Edgar the Ætheling

Edgar the Ætheling was the Anglo-Saxon challenger to William the Conqueror for the throne of England after the death of Harold II. He has been depicted sporadically in British culture.

In Charles Kingsley's novel Hereward the Wake he appears as a teenager: "a fair lad, with long straw-colored hair, and soft blue eyes staring into vacancy" who is almost killed by Herward by mistake.

He is the protagonist of a historical novel, Crusade (2012) by Stewart Binns. Initially covering years of intrigue as Edgar conspires with others, aiming to overthrow William the Conqueror and claim the English throne for himself. Later it features Edgar and his companions taking part in the First Crusade and some of its key battles. Fighting to the death for their new cause.^[1]^[2]

Edgar was portrayed by Julian Sands in the 1990 TV drama Blood Royal: William the Conqueror.^[3]

References

↑ HistoricalNovels.info 2012, Medieval Normans, section "The Norman Conquest".
↑ Historvius: mapping history 2012, Time Travelling with Stewart Binns, section "The Crusade".
↑ "IMDB entry for Blood Royal: William the Conqueror". IMDB. 1990. Retrieved 2015-11-06.

Cultural depictions of English and British monarchs

Kingdom of the English 886–1066	Alfred the Great Edward the Elder Ælfweard Athelstan the Glorious¹ Edmund the Magnificent¹ Eadred¹ Eadwig the Fair¹ Edgar the Peaceable¹ Edward the Martyr Æthelred the Unready Sweyn Forkbeard Edmund Ironside Cnut¹ Harold Harefoot Harthacnut Edward the Confessor Harold Godwinson Edgar the Ætheling

Kingdom of England 1066–1649	William I William II Henry I Stephen Matilda Henry II² Henry the Young King Richard I John² Henry III² Edward I² Edward II² Edward III² Richard II² Henry IV² Henry V² Henry VI² Edward IV² Edward V² Richard III² Henry VII² Henry VIII² Edward VI² Jane² Mary I² with Philip² Elizabeth I ² James I³ Charles I³

Commonwealth of England, Scotland and Ireland 1653–59	Oliver Cromwell⁴ Richard Cromwell⁴

Kingdom of England 1660–1707	Charles II³ James II³ William III and Mary II³ Anne³

Kingdom of Scotland 843–1707 (traditional)	Kenneth I MacAlpin Donald I Constantine I (II) Áed Giric Eochaid Donald II Constantine II (III) Malcolm I Indulf Dub Cuilén Amlaíb Kenneth II Constantine III (IV) Kenneth III Malcolm II Duncan I Macbeth Lulach Malcolm III Canmore Donald III Duncan II Donald III Edgar Alexander I David I Malcolm IV William I the Lion Alexander II Alexander III Margaret John Robert I David II Robert II Robert III James I James II James III James IV James V Mary I James VI ⁵ Charles I⁵ Charles II⁵ James VII⁵ Mary II⁵ William II⁵ Anne⁵

British monarchs after the Acts of Union 1707	Anne George I George II George III George IV William IV Victoria Edward VII George V Edward VIII George VI Elizabeth II

¹Overlord of Britain. ²Also ruler of Ireland. ³Also ruler of Scotland. ⁴Lord Protector. ⁵Also ruler of England. Debatable or disputed rulers are in italics.

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