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Athelred the Unready: The Ill-Counselled King

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Æthelred became king of England in 978, following the murder of his brother Edward the Martyr 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. Æthelred, in constrast to his predecessor and successor, reigned , largely unchallenged for thirty-eight years, despite presiding over a period which saw many Danish invasions and much internal strife. If not a great king, he was certainly a survivor whose posthumous reputation and nickname do him little justice. In Æthelred the Unready Ann Williams, a leading scholar on his reign, discounts the later rumours and misinterpretations that have dogged his reputation to construct a record of his reign from contemporary sources.

Language: English

Pages: 288

Format: Hardcover

Publisher: Bloomsbury Academic

Release: January 03, 2004

ISBN: 1852853824

ISBN 13: 9781852853822

Athelred the Unready: The Ill-Counselled King

3.4/5 ( ratings)

Æthelred became king of England in 978, following the murder of his brother Edward the Martyr 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. Æthelred, in constrast to his predecessor and successor, reigned , largely unchallenged for thirty-eight years, despite presiding over a period which saw many Danish invasions and much internal strife. If not a great king, he was certainly a survivor whose posthumous reputation and nickname do him little justice. In Æthelred the Unready Ann Williams, a leading scholar on his reign, discounts the later rumours and misinterpretations that have dogged his reputation to construct a record of his reign from contemporary sources.

Language: English

Pages: 288

Format: Hardcover

Publisher: Bloomsbury Academic

Release: January 03, 2004

ISBN: 1852853824

ISBN 13: 9781852853822

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