| Year | Day/Month | Title |
| Eadred (946 - 959) |
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946 | May |  Eadred becomes King of Wessex
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| | Eadred became King of Wessex. He followed his brother Edmund who was murdered. Edmund left two sons, Eadwig and Edgar, who were both too young to rule. |
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948 | | Eadred destroys the monastery at Ripon.
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| | Eadred destroys the monastery at Ripon. |
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955 | | Eadred dies
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| | Eadred died at an early age possibly due to a digestive illness. He was followed by Eadwig. |
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| | Eadwig becomes King of Wessex
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| | Eadwig became the King of Wessex on the death of Eadred. |
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956 | | Dunstan sent into exile
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| | Eadwig sent Dunstaninto exile. The reason for this is that Dunstan had caught Eadwig and Aelgifu together before they were married and at a time when Eadwig should have attended an important meeting. Dunstan must have upset Eadwig at this point and was sent into exile. |
