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Jun 28, 2017 · Edmund Ironside was the son of Ethelred 'The Unready' and his first wife, Elfgifu. He made himself ruler in the Danelaw, independent of his father. Canute defeated him at Ashingdon in Essex in the summer of 1016, striking a treaty of peace which allowed Edmund to rule in Wessex and Canute to take the rest.
Edmund Ironside or Edmund II ( Old English: Eadmund II Isen-Healf; c. 989 – 30 November 1016) was the son of Æthelred the Unready. When his father died he was king of England from 23 April to 18 October 1016 and of Wessex from 23 April to 30 November 1016. Preceded by. Æthelred the Unready. King of the English. 1016. Succeeded by. Cnut the ...
He acquired the nick-name Ironside on account of his legendary great strength. On his father's death in 1016, the Witan elected Sweyn as King, but the Londoners proclaimed for Edmund and he was crowned King of England at St. Paul's Cathedral on 14th April 1016. Edmund put up a heroic and valiant stand against the Viking invaders.
Jun 15, 2023 · The life of Prince Edmund Ironside is as much a tale of courage and determination as it is a saga of the complexities of political manoeuvring and the brutal realities of Viking aggression. His seven-month reign was marked by battles that became the embodiment of resilience in the face of overwhelming odds, showcasing the indomitable spirit of ...
Edmund Ironside, or War Hath Made All Friends is an anonymous Elizabethan play that depicts the life of the Anglo-Saxon king Edmund II of England. At least three critics have suggested that it is an early work by William Shakespeare .
Brief Life History of Edmund. Eadwig Ætheling (also known as Eadwy or Edwy ) was the fifth of the six sons of King ÆtEdmund Ironside, was King of England from 23 April to 30 November 1016. He was the son of King Æthelred the Unready and his first wife, Ælfgifu of York. Edmund's reign was marred by a war he had inherited from his father, his ...
May 2, 2024 · World War II. William Edmund Ironside, 1st Baron Ironside (born May 6, 1880, Edinburgh, Scot.—died Sept. 22, 1959, London, Eng.) was a British field marshal. After serving in the South African War, he commanded Allied forces in World War I in northern Russia (1918) and later in northern Persia (1920). He subsequently commanded forces in India ...
