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England in 946

Historical records for England in 946, rendered directly from the World History Database and ordered by month, day and event.

6Records
5Events
2Named people
2Places
1Categories

Historical records

May

26 May 946Assassination of Edmund IEadred

Wessex · House / House of Wessex

King Edmund murdered and succeeded by his brother Eadred of England

26 May 946Assassination of Edmund IEdmund I

Wessex · House / House of Wessex

King Edmund murdered and succeeded by his brother Eadred of England. Dies rescuing an officer attacked by a felon with a dagger at a banquest

26 May 946Death of Edmund IEdmund I

Wessex · House / House of Wessex

Death of Edmund I, assassinated

August

16 August 946CoronationEadred

Kingston · House / House of Wessex

Crowned at Kingston-on-Thames by Archbishop Oda

Other Events

946Alliance Eadred and ScotlandEadred

House / House of Wessex

Renews the alliance with Scotland in order to reduce Northumbria to his rule

946SuccessionEadred

Wessex · House / House of Wessex

Succeeds as King of England, succeeds his brother Edmund I

Names involved

EadredEdmund I

Places involved

KingstonWessex

Provenance

This page is generated from stored World History Database records matching the exact country and year shown above. Exact duplicate display records are collapsed. Records without a month are listed after the monthly sections. Source provenance varies by record; formal academic citation should be checked against the relevant primary source, archive or specialist historical reference.