Universal History Archive / Contributor/Getty Images Matthew Firth, Flinders University When King Æthelred II came to the English throne in 978 CE as a child of around ten, England had enjoyed decades […]
Universal History Archive / Contributor/Getty Images Matthew Firth, Flinders University When King Æthelred II came to the English throne in 978 CE as a child of around ten, England had enjoyed decades […]
The St Brice’s day massacre looms large over the legacy of Æthelred II (978-1013/1014-1016) as a well-known tale often held to exemplify the English king’s reign: a poorly considered act of fear, […]