12 January 2007: Could you be king?
If you can trace your family tree as far as the 11th Century you may have a claim to the throne of England.
First a piece of history: English King Edward the Confessor named his nephew Edgar Aetheling as the next king, but when Edward died the new king was too young so Harold II was crowned instead. Harold II was defeated in 1066 at the Battle of Hastings and William the Conqueror became king.
But a group is now considering the possibility that William's defeat of Harold II did not entitle him to the crown because the real king should have been Edgar. If this is true, then a descendant of Edgar could now claim the throne of England.
So if you can show that you are a descendent of Edgar Aetheling (1051-1126) you need to contact English Heritage on www.english-heritage.org.uk/hastings
