English King Eadwig (940-959) and Aelfgifu separated by bishop St Dunstan, circa 957. Her mother Aethelgifu watching. Cruelty of Dunstan to Edwy and Elgiva. Copperplate engraving from M. A. Jones’ History of England from Julius Caesar to George IV, G. Virtue, 26 Ivy Lane, London, 1836.

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