Athelred the Unready: The Ill-Counselled King
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?thelred became king of England in 978, following the murder of his brother Edward the Martyr (possibly at the instigation of their mother) at Corfe. On his own death in April 1016, his son Edmund Ironside succeeded him and fought the invading Danes bravely, but died in November of the same year after being defeated at the battle of Assandun, leading to the House of Wessex being replaced by a Danish king, Cnut. ?thelred, in constrast to his predecessor...
Format:Hardcover
Language:English
ISBN:1852853824
ISBN13:9781852853822
Release Date:January 2004
Publisher:Bloomsbury Academic
Length:288 Pages
Weight:1.40 lbs.
Dimensions:1.1" x 6.5" x 9.5"
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