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Edmund Ironside (c. 990 – 30 November 1016; Old English: Ēadmund, Old Norse: Játmundr, Latin: Edmundus; sometimes also known as Edmund II [a]) was King of the English from 23 April to 30 November 1016. [1] He was the son of King Æthelred the Unready and his first wife, Ælfgifu of York.
In the late summer of 1015, at some time between 15 August and 8 September, Edmund Ironside raised a revolt against his father King Æthelred. Either then, or perhaps even earlier, he removed Sigeferth's widow from Malmesbury, against his father's wishes, and married her. Sigeferth and Morcar's friends and allies supported Edmund after this. [2]
The Battle of Sherston was fought in Sherston, England, from 25 to 26 June 1016. between the forces of King Edmund Ironside and Danish king Cnut as a part of Cnut's invasion of England. The West Saxons, fighting for Edmund, were victorious against the Danish and their English allies. [1] [2]
"The Brief but Brilliant Reign of Edmund Ironside". History Today. 66 (3): 41– 45. McDermott, David (16 March 2020). "Wessex and the Reign of Edmund II Ironside". The land of the English King. Brill. ISBN 978-90-04-42189-9. North, Richard; Goeres, Erin; Finlay, Alison (21 June 2022). Anglo-Danish Empire: A Companion to the Reign of King Cnut ...
Field Marshal William Edmund Ironside, 1st Baron Ironside, GCB, CMG, DSO (6 May 1880 – 22 September 1959) was a senior officer of the British Army who served as Chief of the Imperial General Staff during the first year of the Second World War. Ironside joined the Royal Artillery in 1899, and served throughout the Second Boer War.
Cnut gained control of most of England after he defeated Edmund Ironside on 18 October 1016, at the Battle of Assandun, after which they agreed to divide the kingdom, Edmund taking Wessex and Cnut the rest of the country. Edmund died shortly afterwards on 30 November, and Cnut became the king of all England.
Ironside battles Canute, an illustration of the actual history the play is based on.From the Chronica Majora of Matthew Paris, in the Parker Library, Cambridge.. Edmund Ironside, or War Hath Made All Friends is an anonymous Elizabethan play that depicts the life of the Anglo-Saxon king Edmund II of England.
Summer – Battle of Brentford (near London): Edmund Ironside defeats the Danes under King Cnut. [2] July 6 – Battle of Pontlevoy: French forces of Fulk III and Herbert I defeat Odo II which determines the balance of power in the Loire Valley. [3] October 18 – Battle of Assandun: Cnut defeats Edmund Ironside, leaving the latter as king of ...