Dunstan dragging King Edwy from his Consort Queen Ethelgiva on his Coronation Day
This illustration has been copied from an original Copper Plate engraving published in 1773 Eadwig, more rarely Edwy (941? – 1 October 959), sometimes nicknamed All-Fair or the Fair, was King of England from 955 until his death four years later. The eldest son of King Edmund and Ælfgifu of Shaftesbury, Eadwig was chosen by the nobility to succeed his uncle Eadred as King. His short reign was marked by ongoing conflicts with his family, thegns, and especially the Church, under the leadership of Saint Dunstan and Archbishop Odo.
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Photo credit: © 19th era / Alamy / Afripics
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