Picture No | 10503143 |
Date | 978 |
Description | Edward the Martyr is murdered |
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While visiting his stepmother Aelfthryth and half-brother Aethelred at Corfe Castle, Edward, king of England, is murdered in mysterious circumstances. One theory is that he was killed on the orders of his stepmother.
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Source | Unattributed engraving |
Credit | Mary Evans Picture Library |
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