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Æthelred the Unready
Æthelred II, known as Æthelred the Unready, was King of the English from March 978 to December 1013 and again from February 1014 until his death. The epithet "Unready" or "Unræd" is a pun on his name in Old English, Æðel (noble) and ræd (counsel). He was the son of King Edgar and Queen Ælfthryth.
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politics · King of England (r. 978–1013; 1014–1016) · monarch · also Æthelred the Unready, Æthelred II, Ethelred the Unready, Æthelred, Aethelred, Ethelred
Born 0967 · Died 23 April 1016 · Q183499
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2026· 4 entries
“in order to be free of the terrible curse as quickly as possible”
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“seeking the consolations of brotherly love”
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2003· 1 entry
Ryan Lavelle in 2008 and Levi Roach in 2016, and they have continued the partial rehabilitation of his reputation
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1016· 1 entry
Died 1016-04-23.
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1014· 1 entry
Career landmark: monarch of England (1014–1016).
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0978· 1 entry
Career landmark: monarch of England (0978–1013).
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0967· 1 entry
Born 0967.
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