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Æthelred's 37-year combined reign was the longest of any Anglo-Saxon English king and was only surpassed in the 13th century, by Henry III. Æthelred was briefly succeeded by his son Edmund Ironside, but Edmund died after a few months and was replaced by Sweyn's son Cnut.
20 Σεπ 2024 · Ethelred the Unready (born 968?—died April 23, 1016, London, England) was the king of the English from 978 to 1013 and from 1014 to 1016. He was an ineffectual ruler who failed to prevent the Danes from overrunning England.
21 Απρ 2016 · A silver penny struck more than ten centuries ago (on display in the Fitzwilliam Museum) shows Æthelred, King of the English. The obverse shows the king in profile and the reverse a Christian cross. Thousands of similar coins have survived. Many are in collections in Copenhagen, Oslo and Stockholm.
5 Απρ 2013 · The notice of Æthelred's death in the Anglo-Saxon Chronicle adds that ‘he had held his kingdom with great toil and difficulties as long as his life lasted’; and we learn from later sources that Æthelred was buried with all due honour in the church of St Paul.
3 Απρ 2023 · Ethelred himself died on St George’s Day, 23 April 1016. His son and heir, Edmund II Ironside, succeeded him, but died shortly after, leaving Canute to claim the English throne. Ethelred was buried at the old St Paul’s Cathedral, but both the tomb and the cathedral were lost in the Great Fire of London in 1666.
30 Νοε 2019 · Colorful as these later legends may be, it is not hard to see why Æthelred was singled out for abuse among the many Anglo-Saxon kings of England. During his 38-year reign, viking hordes invaded England repeatedly, apparently with great success.
Despite Æthelred’s efforts to protect England, he was briefly ousted by the Danish king Sweyn. After a triumphant return and brief second reign, Æthelred was nearly replaced again, this time by Cnut. He died in 1016, controlling only London. Scandinavians recounted Æthelred’s reign in their own ways.
