5 January 1066 Posted on January 4, 2013 by Staff Edward the Confessor dies without an heir, triggering a succession crisis. Famous Words of Inspiration..."A well-cultivated mind is, so to speak, made up of all the minds of preceding ages; it is only one single mind which has been educated during all this time." Bernard de Bovier de Fontenelle — Click here for more from Bernard de Bovier de Fontenelle Related posts: 15 June 1752 30 December 1066 25 September 1066 22 April 1954 5 January 1996