Dunstan Rebuking Edwy (Eadwig) In The Presence Of Elgiva (Aelfgifu), AD 955
Illustration by Fred Pegram (1870-1937) from a special edition history of England published in 1903. info from : In 955, Edred died and was succeeded by his 16-year-old nephew Edwy. On the day of his coronation, Edwy left the royal banquet to see a girl named Elgiva and her mother. For this he was sternly rebuked by Dunstan, and the prince deeply resented the chastisement. With the support of the opposing party, Dunstan was disgraced, his property confiscated, and he was exiled.
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