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Edward the Martyr (Old English: Eadweard, pronounced [ˈæːɑdwæɑrˠd]) . King of the English . Reign: 8 July 975 – 18 March 978 . Born: c. 962 . Parents: Edgar the Peaceful & Æthelflæd or Wulfthryth. . House of: Wessex

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Died: 18 March 978 (aged 15–16), Corfe Castle, Dorset, England. Murdered. . Burial: Wareham, Dorset; later Shaftesbury; later Woking. . Edward was the eldest son of King Edgar the Peaceful but was not his father’s acknowledged heir. On Edgar’s death, the leadership of England was contested, with some supporting Edward’s claim to be king & others supporting his younger half-brother Æthelred the Unready, recognised as a legitimate son of Edgar. Edward was chosen as king & was crowned by his main clerical supporters, the archbishops Dunstan of Canterbury & Oswald of York. . Edward’s short reign was brought to an end by his murder at Corfe Castle in 978 in circumstances that are not altogether clear. He was hurriedly buried at Wareham, but was reburied with great ceremony at Shaftesbury Abbey early in 979. In 1001 Edward’s remains were moved to a more prominent place in the abbey, probably with the blessing of his half-brother King Æthelred. Edward was already reckoned a saint by this time. . A number of lives of Edward were written in the centuries following his death in which he was portrayed as a martyr, generally seen as a victim of the Queen Dowager Ælfthryth, mother of Æthelred. He is today recognized as a saint in the Catholic Church, the Orthodox Church, & the Anglican Communion. . Successor: Æthelred the Unready (half Brother) . . . #kingsandqueensofgreatbritain #kingsandqueens #Monarchy #RoyalHistory #Royalty #Royals #History #Portraitpainting #historyinpictures #Britishhistory #BritishMonarchy #Art #Painting #Monarch #EnglishHistory #EnglishMonarchy #Heritage #Medievalhistory #Medievaltimes #HistoryFacts #medieval #MedievalEngland #Anglosaxons #Anglosaxon #KingEdward #EdwardtheMartyr #SaintEdward (at United Kingdom) https://www.instagram.com/p/CRmKPnKM5gl/?utm_medium=tumblr