Killed by his sister Cwoenthryth in 819, King Kenelm of Mercia – a lad of a mere seven years – spent less than a year on his throne before meeting a martyr’s […]
Wicked Queens and Martyred Kings – the 819 Murder of S. Kenelm of Mercia
Wicked Queens and Martyred Kings – the 978 Assassination of Edward the Martyr
Ascending to the throne of England in 975 upon the death of his father, Edgar the Peaceable, Edward the Martyr is primarily remembered for being assassinated after only three years on the […]
The Postgrad Chronicles 