Podcasts History The History of England 1.22 - 14 Aethelred the Unready and the Rising Tide

1.22 - 14 Aethelred the Unready and the Rising Tide

Published: March 27, 2011, 10:29 a.m.

Aethelred's mother gets her son onto the throne at last. But it's not long before the disadvantages of kingship become clear, as the Danes begin to return with increasing force. Aethelred turned 18 in 983, and by 984 has sent his mother away ...

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