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Edgar the Peaceable
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Edgar the Peaceable
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07 January 2026
Dunstan post-Edgar
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Unfortunately, St. Dunstan could never stop himself from speaking truth to power, even when power was more, um power ful than he. (I suppos...
06 January 2026
Dunstan's Comeback
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Now brought back to England by Edgar the Peaceable after the demise of Eadwig , Dunstan was made Bishop of Worcester and Bishop of London....
05 January 2026
Dunstan vs. Eadwig
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When King Eadred died, Dunstan was ready to serve his successor, the teenaged Eadwig (pictured to the left). Eadwig, however, was not inter...
02 January 2026
Establishing Monasteries
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When Æthelwold was made Bishop of Winchester in 963, the discipline of the priests there had suffered. Records say that priests there did n...
01 January 2026
Æthelwold of Winchester
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It was a Bishop of Winchester who made a former Bishop of Winchester so prominent. Æthelwold of Winchester decided to rededicate the church...
11 March 2025
Saint Edith
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Imagine being a toddler, being raised by your mother in a convent, and then discovering that you are a royal princess. I cannot imagine how ...
10 March 2025
Wulfthryth and Edith of Wilton
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King Edgar (c.944 - 975) had a few children by a few women . One of the women was Wulfthryth of Wilton, an English noblewoman born c.937 who...
07 March 2025
Edgar's Families
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King Edgar the Peaceable was known to have three consorts, one or two of whom he might even have married. Two of his sons went on to become...
06 March 2025
Edgar the Peaceable
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Edgar (c.944 - 8 July 975) was king of England, a son of Edmund I , gaining the throne after the death of his older brother Eadwig. His imme...
05 March 2025
Oslac and Eadwulf Evil-Child
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It would appear, after the death of Oswulf I of Bamburgh , that Northumbria was divided between two earls, Oslac of York and Eadwulf Evil-Ch...
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