Misc. Notes
Pg 107 Line 161, 5. Aethelred II, the Redeless, King of England 979-1016
17385Pg 3 Line 1, 19. Aethelred II, the Redeless, King of England 979-1016
25400Pg 127, 35. Ethelred II the Unready, King of England 979-1016
17386Pg 19 Aethelred II, the Redeless, King of England 979-1016
54948Pg 3 Royal Descent fm Cerdic, Pedigree A: 17. Ethelred II, surnamed the “Unready” whose coronation was performed at Kingston on 14 Apr 978.
54949St Edward “the Martyr” murdered 18 Mar 975 at Corfe Castle in Dorset, reputedly as a result of a plot hatched by his step-mother Aelfthryth so her son Aethelred II “the Unrede” could become king. Aethelred II “the Unrede”, King of England from 978-1016. The name Aethelred means ‘noble council”, but a cynical 13th century pun suggested his name should have been “evil council” or “unread” because he said to have participated in a plot to murder his half brother St Edward the martyr. However, he was only about 10n years old at the time, and it is difficult to imagine how a child could have been a participant in such a heinous crime. Aethelred reigned from 972 to 1013, at which time he was temporarily deposed by King Sweyn Forkbeard of Denmark, who was never actually crowned King of England. When Sweyn died 3 Feb 1014, the Witan recalled Aethelred who then reigned until his death 23 Apr 1016.
75062Pg 481 Ethelred the Unready, King of England
60933Appendix Pg 1164 Ethelred, succeeded on 18 May 979 upon the assassination of his half-brother, King Edward the Martyr
85158AEthelred The Unready, Male, King of England
25401Pg 360 18. Aethelred II, the Redeless was King of England 979-1016
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