Hullwebs History of Hull

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Ethelwulf was the son of Egbert. At Ethelwulf's request, his four sons each became king in turn.

Ethelbald was the eldest son of Ethelwulf. He took over his father's authority in 855 and married Judith, daughter of Charles the Bald, king of the Franks, who was also his stepmother.

Ethelbert was Ethelbald's brother. He ruled from 860 to 866.

Well-trained by Alfred, Edward 'the Elder' was a bold soldier who defeated the Danes in Northumbria at Tettenhall in 910.

Athelstan was a distinguished and audacious soldier who pushed the boundaries of the kingdom to their furthest extent yet.

When Athelstan died without immediate successors, his half brother Edmund successfully suppressed rebellions by the Mercian Danes.

Edmund I's elder son, Edwy, was crowned by Oda, Archbishop of Canterbury. He died before he was 20.

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Edgar, king in Mercia and the Danelaw from 957, succeeded his brother as king of the English on Edwy's death in 959.

The sudden death of Edgar at the age of 33 led to a succession dispute between his sons Edward and Ethelred. The elder son Edward was murdered in 978 by his seven-year-old half-brother's supporters.

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Ethelred, the younger son of Edgar, became king at the age of seven and known as the Un-raed or 'Unready' (meaning 'no counsel', or that he was unwise).

The son of a Danish king, Sweyn began conquering territory in England in 1003. The English nobility became so disillusioned with their existing king, Ethelred 'The Unready', that they acknowledged Sweyn as king.

Edmund Ironside was the son of Ethelred 'The Unready' and his first wife, Elfgifu.

Harold Harefoot was the son of Canute and his first wife, Elfgifu. The brothers began by sharing the kingdom of England after their father's death.

Harthacnut was the son of Canute and his second wife, Emma, the widow of Ethelred II. His father intended Hardicanute to become king of the English in preference to his elder brother Harold Harefoot.

In 1042 Edward 'the Confessor' became King. As the surviving son of Ethelred and his second wife, Emma, he was a half-brother of Hardicanute.

On Edward's death, the King's Council confirmed Edward's brother-in-law Harold, Earl of Wessex, as King.