Reigned 959-975. The first King of a united England. He allowed his Danish
subjects to retain Danish laws. Edgar promoted a monastic revival and
encouraged trade by reforming the currency. He improved defence by organising
coastal naval patrols and a system for manning warships.
Although he suceeded on 1st October 959, he was not crowned until 973 because
St Dunstan, the Archbishop of Canterbury, disaproved of his way of life.Return to Edgar the Peaceful
Reigned 940-946
Murdered: An Outlaw, Leolf, stabbed him to death at a banquet to St.Augustine
He expelled the Norse King Olaf from Northumbria in 944. He supported
Dunstan in the reintroduction of the Monastic rule of St. Benedict.Return to Edmund I the Elder
Reigned Apr-Nov 1016
murdered at the instigation of his brother-in-law EdricReturn to Edmund II Ironside
Two possible fathers of Elfreda are shown, Thored or Ethelbert.
Return to Elfreda (AElfgifu)