Alliance Eadred and Scotland946
Renews the alliance with Scotland in order to reduce Northumbria to his rule
Historical person
Eadred Biography
Historical biography and chronological timeline for Eadred, based on 19 World History Database records associated with England.
19 records946–95515 events10 places
Chronological biography
946
Succession946
Succeeds as King of England, succeeds his brother Edmund I
Assassination of Edmund I26 May 946
King Edmund murdered and succeeded by his brother Eadred of England
Coronation16 August 946
Crowned at Kingston-on-Thames by Archbishop Oda
947
Invasion of Northumbria947
Expels the new Viking King Eric Bloodaxe
Oath947
The Magnates of Northumbria & Archbishop Wulfstan pledge themselves to Eadred
Rule of York947
Wulfstan I, Archbishop of York invites the Viking leader Eric Bloodaxe to become King of York
948
Invasion of Northumbria948
King Malcolm I of Scotland raids Northumbria
Reballion of Rebels in Ripon948
The Northumbrians appoint Eric "Bloodaxe" as their leader
Reballion of Rebels in Ripon948
The Northumbrians appoint Eric "Bloodaxe" as their leader
Rule of Northumbria948
King Eadred expels Eric Bloodaxe from Northumbria
Siege of Ripon948
Eadred destroys the Church abbey at Ripon
949
Rule of York949
Olaf Sihtricsson returns as King of York
954
Battle of Stanmore954
Eric Bloodaxe is defeated during his attempt to capture northern England
Capture of Northumberland954
The Viking King Eric Bloodaxe is expelled & Northumbria comes under English control
Death of Eadred954
Eric Bloodaxe is killed, York is captured & Eadred becomes King of all England
Final Recovery of York954
Eadred secured York after the final expulsion of Erik Bloodaxe.
955
Burial955
Edred is buried at Winchester
Death of Eadred23 November 955
Death of Edred
Titles and roles
King
Record provenance
This biography is assembled from World History Database records filtered by country and personal-name fields. Exact duplicate display records are removed. The database is an index rather than a complete narrative biography; formal research should verify entries against relevant primary or specialist sources.