Picture No | 10118421 |
Date | 18 March 978 |
Description | MURDER OF KING EDWARD |
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King Edward is assasinated (stabbed in the back while he drinks a stirrup cup) at Corfe Castle by the agent of his stepmother Elfthryth. Her son Ethelred becomes the next king
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Source | Illustration on a Franklyn's cigarette card |
Credit | Mary Evans Picture Library |
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