Edward the Martyr18 March 978
Stopped by his stepmothers henchmen & hacked to death
England · House / House of Wessex. Chronological records rendered directly from the World History Database.
Stopped by his stepmothers henchmen & hacked to death
King Edward is murdered by the servants of his stepmother Elfthryth, Queen of England, succeeded by his stepbrother Ethelred the Unready
King Edward is murdered by the servants of his stepmother Elfthryth, Queen of England, succeeded by his stepbrother Ethelred the Unready
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