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Edmund Ironside succeeds his father Æthelred the Unready as King of England.

Edmund Ironside succeeds his father Æthelred the Unready as King of England.

King of England in 1016
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🗓️ 23 April 1016

Edmund Ironside was King of the English from 23 April to 30 November 1016. Edmund's reign was spent fighting against a Danish invasion led by Cnut.

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