Search results
Results from the WOW.Com Content Network
Emma and Æthelred's marriage ended with Æthelred's death in London in 1016. Æthelred's oldest son from his first marriage, Æthelstan Ætheling, had been heir apparent until his death in June 1014. Emma's sons had been ranked after all of the sons from Æthelred's first wife, the eldest surviving of whom was Edmund Ironside. [10]
King Æthelred the Unready married his second wife Emma of Normandy in 1002 and her elder son Edward the Confessor was born around 1004. Three charters between 1007 and 1011 are attested by Edward and his mother but not by Alfred, who first attests in 1013.
Æthelred's first name, composed of the elements æðele 'noble', and ræd 'counsel', [2] is typical of the compound names of those who belonged to the royal House of Wessex, and it characteristically alliterates with the names of his ancestors, like Æthelwulf 'noble-wolf', Ælfred 'elf-counsel', Eadweard 'rich-protection', and Eadgar 'rich-spear'.
Traces of the earthworks built by the Empress Matilda's forces are visible today. [6] Christ holding a book, with his hand raised in blessing - An illumination from the Saint Bertin Psalter passed down to Wherwell abbesses by Matilda de Bailleul. In about 1173 Matilda de Bailleul (aka Maud [1]) arrived from Flanders. [7]
The Last Kingdom: Seven Kings Must Die is available to watch now on Netflix. You Might Also Like PS5 consoles for sale – PlayStation 5 stock and restocks: Where to buy PS5 today?
Ælfthryth (c. 945 – 1000 or 1001, also Alfrida, Elfrida or Elfthryth) was Queen of the English from her marriage to King Edgar in 964 or 965 until Edgar's death in 975. . She was a leading figure in the regency during the minority of her son King Æthelred the Unready between 978 and
In the last years of the ninth century, three ealdormen ruled Mercia under Æthelred. Æthelflæd's maternal uncle, Æthelwulf, controlled western and possibly central Mercia, while the south and east were ruled by Æthelfrith, the father of Æthelstan Half-King. Alhhelm was responsible for the lands bordering the northern Danelaw.
For premium support please call: 800-290-4726 more ways to reach us