Picture No | 10503096 |
Date | 794 |
Description | Ethelbert of East Anglia beheaded |
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Ethelbert, the young king of East Anglia, is beheaded on the orders of Offa, King of Mercia. Ethelbert had come to Mercia to seek the hand in marriage of Off'a's daughter Aelfrida.
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Source | Unattributed engraving |
Credit | Mary Evans Picture Library |
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