By the end of his reign, England was sufficiently unified in that it was unlikely to regress back to a state of division among rival kingships, as it had to an extent under the reign of Eadred.
Până la sfârșitul domniei sale, Anglia a fost suficient de unificată astfel încât era puțin probabil să revină la starea de dezbinare între regatele rivale, așa cum s-a întâmplat sub domnia lui Eadred.