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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.
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. At least three critics have suggested that it is an early work by William Shakespeare .
In the Norman period "King of the English" remained standard, with occasional use of "King of England" or Rex Anglie. From John's reign onwards all other titles were eschewed in favour of "King" or "Queen of England". The Principality of Wales was incorporated into the Kingdom of England under the Statute of Rhuddlan in 1284, and in 1301 King ...
It is generally, but not universally, supposed that Ealdgyth, if that was her name, was the mother of Edmund Ironside's sons. [4] These were Edmund, who died young in exile, and Edward the Exile, who returned to England late in the reign of his uncle King Edward the Confessor and died soon afterwards. Whether she went into exile with her ...
King of England r. 959–975: Queen Ælfthryth c. 945 –1000/1001 wife of King Edgar I: Harald II c. 996–998 –c. 1018 King of Denmark: Estrid Svendsdatter 990/997–1057/1073 Danish Princess: Richard I Duke of Normandy 933–996 Comté de Rouen: King Edward the Martyr c. 962 –978 King of England r. 975–978: Edmund c. 966 – c. 970 ...
Edmund the Martyr (fl. 855–869), king of East Anglia later canonised as Saint Edmund; Edmund I of England (921–946) Edmund II of England (fl. 1000–1016), also known as Edmund Ironside; Edmund of Scotland (fl. 1070–1097), included in some lists of Kings of Scots
Edmund I or Eadmund I [a] (920/921 – 26 May 946) was King of the English from 27 October 939 until his death in 946. He was the elder son of King Edward the Elder and his third wife, Queen Eadgifu, and a grandson of King Alfred the Great.
November 30 – Edmund II dies and Cnut takes control of the whole of the Kingdom of England. [ 1 ] The Pisan and the Genoese republics launch a naval offensive against the Muslim strongholds of Sardinia , in particular Porto Torres , and defeat the fleet of the taifa king of Dénia , Mujāhid al-ʿĀmirī .