the Unready

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The Unready is the historical epithet given to the Anglo-Saxon king Æthelred II of England, whose troubled reign was marked by Viking invasions and political instability.

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the Unready canonical 2

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Anglo-Saxon monarch
King of England
historical figure
alsoKnownAs Æthelred II
Æthelred II of England
ascendedToThroneAsChild true
associatedWith political instability in late 10th and early 11th century England
birthDate c. 966
birthName Æthelred II
burialPlace Old St Paul’s Cathedral
linked to: St Paul's Cathedral
child Eadred
linked to: Eadred of England

Eadwig
linked to: Athelstan Atheling

Edgar
Edmund Ironside
Edward the Confessor
Godgifu
Ælfred
linked to: Athelstan Atheling

Æthelstan Ætheling
linked to: Æthelstan Atheling
conflict Viking invasions of England
campaigns of Sweyn Forkbeard
conflicts with Cnut the Great
coRuledWith none
countryRuled Kingdom of England
deathDate 23 April 1016
deathPlace London
linked to: London, England
dynasty House of Wessex
era Late Anglo-Saxon period
father King Edgar the Peaceful
linked to: Edgar the Peaceful
hasEpithet the Unready
house House of Wessex
languageOfName Old English
meaningOfEpithet poorly advised
mother Ælfthryth
notableFor St Brice’s Day massacre
Viking invasions during his reign
payment of Danegeld to Viking raiders
orderedEvent St Brice’s Day massacre
predecessor Edward the Martyr
region England
regnalNumber II
reignEnd 1016
reignStart 978
religion Christianity
spouse Emma of Normandy
Ælfgifu of York
successor Edmund Ironside
Sweyn Forkbeard
title King of the English

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Æthelred the Unready nickname the Unready
Æthelred the Unready hasEpithet the Unready
subject linked to: the Unready