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Egbert III

Who was the first bastard slip to grab hold of the crown of all England….?

Sep 7, 2017

battles, law

Adrian I, Athelstan, bastardy, Battle of Hastings, Cnut, Edith Swan Neck, Egbert III, Emma of Normandy, Ethelred II, Harold Harefoot, Harold II, Harthacnut, House of Wessex, St. Edward the Confessor, succession, Sveyn Forkbeard, Tower of London, Vikings, William I

Bearing in mind that I am NOT a historian, here is a little teaser to pass the time. We all know the texts from the Bible about bastard slips not taking root, and the sins of the fathers being visited on subsequent generations. Right, so what happens if we apply that literally to the throne…
Sutton Hoo and Raedwald of East Anglia (2011)

Dec 9, 2015

archaeology, buildings, genealogy, Science

Alfred the Great, Anglo-Saxon Heptarchy, Basil Brown, Bretwalda, British Museum, Christian convert, Defoe, East Anglia, Edith Pretty, Edward Fitzgerald, Egbert III, Kent, Raedwald, Ricardian Bulletin, St. Ethelreda, Sutton Hoo, Tranmer House, Wuffings

(originally published in the Ricardian Bulletin) Saturday 30 July saw nearly twenty of us visit Sutton Hoo, a National Trust property that overlooks Woodbridge from across the Deben. Members travelled from London, Ipswich or by themselves, using booked taxis from Woodbridge station. We were there for three and a half hours, joining an official tour…