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Eliza Butterworth (born 24 July 1993) is an English actress. She is best known for her role as Lady Aelswith in the medieval drama The Last Kingdom (2015–2022). She has since appeared in the BBC Two miniseries The North Water (2020), for which she was nominated for a National Film Award, and the Sky Max series A Town Called Malice (2023).
Ælswith of Wessex (before, Ælswith of Mercia) is a main character in The Last Kingdom television series, and a supporting character in The Saxon Stories novel series. She is a Mercian princess in her own right, was the wife of Alfred, King of Wessex, but she was not, to her great annoyance, designated as Queen of Wessex.
Apr 22, 2022 · Eliza Butterworth was cast as Aelswith in 2014, when she was 21 years old. Butterworth was a recurring cast member in the first season and elevated to the main cast for Season 2-5.
The Last Kingdom (TV Series 2015–2022) cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more.
May 11, 2020 · In season 4 of The Last Kingdom, fans were able to see a different side to Lady Aelswith (Eliza Butterworth). Now that King Alfred (David Dawson) is dead, things have changed drastically for...
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Mar 17, 2022 · Who is Lady Aelswith? Aelswith is the pious widow of the late King Alfred and mother to the reigning King Edward and Mercian ruler Lady Aethelflaed.
Apr 27, 2020 · Lady Aelswith finds herself in unfamiliar territory in Season 4 of “The Last Kingdom.” With King Alfred gone and her children forging their own paths, Aelswith is without allies at...
