Assassination of Edward the Martyr
Stopped by his stepmothers henchmen & hacked to death
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978 in England
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Historical records for England in 978
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Assassination of Edward the Martyr
King Edward is murdered by the servants of his stepmother Elfthryth, Queen of England, succeeded by his stepbrother Ethelred the Unready
Assassination of Edward the Martyr
King Edward is murdered by the servants of his stepmother Elfthryth, Queen of England, succeeded by his stepbrother Ethelred the Unready
Death of Edward the Martyr
Death of Edward the Martyr, assassinated
Burial
Buried at Wareham without "royal honors"
Other events (month unknown)
Death of Ethelred II the Unready
Death of Edward the Martyr, Ethelreds stepbrother
Succession
Succeeds as King of England, his followers murder his half-brother, Edward the martyr
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