Ethelred, also spelled Æthelred, was King of England at the turn of the second millennium. He came to the throne as a child in 978, ruling a kingdom under constant attack from Denmark.

Crowned young and doomed from the start, Æthelred ruled an England torn apart by Viking raids and internal betrayal. His legacy? Chaos and bloodshed.

King Edgar the Peaceful was crowned as King of all England in 973AD; He unified the nation before his death and is regarded as first king of all England; He was the father of Ethelred the Unready ...

England had enjoyed a lengthy period of peace during the 10th century. However, in 991 King Ethelred II (the Unready) was confronted by a Viking fleet led by Olaf Trygvasson from Norway, who ...

Ethelred the Unready had ordered the slaughter of all Danes living in England in 1002, in what became known as the St Brice's Day massacre. Another reason why Sweyn's story remains largely untold ...

England had enjoyed a lengthy period of peace during the 10th century. However, in 991 King Ethelred II (the Unready) was confronted by a Viking fleet led by Olaf Trygvasson from Norway, who ...

Ethelred the Unready had ordered the slaughter of all Danes living in England in 1002, in what became known as the St Brice's Day massacre. Another reason why Sweyn's story remains largely untold ...