Key facts for Edward Flashcards
1
Q
When Edward became king where were the plots of land that he gave to his cousins located?
A
Mainly surrounded by his and his close family’s royal estates to make sure that he could contain Aethelhelm and Aethelwold as Aethelwold found it to be unjust that Edward was on the throne and not himself.
2
Q
What did Aethelwold do in 899 which went directly against the king?
A
- He rode to Wimborne and Twinham and encamped in the fortress Badbury Rings near Wimborne - he barricaded the gates - saying that he would either live there or die there. - ASC
He stole away at night and sought the [Danish] army in Northumbria - he had taken a nun against the command of his bishops.
3
Q
What did Aethelwold do in 901?
A
- Aethelwold came over the sea and he was submitted to in Essex
4
Q
What did Aethelwold do in 902?
A
- Enticed the army in East Anglia into a rebellion
