| Year | Day/Month | Title |
| Edward the Martyr (975 - 978) |
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975 | Jul |  Edward becomes king
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| | Edward, the eldest son of Edgar, became the king of the English at the age of fourteen when his father died. Dunstan became his guardian. |
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| | Aethelred the Unready (978 - 1016) |
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979 | Mar | Athelred becomes king
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| | Athelred became king after the assassination of Edward the Martyr. |
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| Mar 18 | Murder of Edward the Martyr
|
| | Edward, the King of the English was assassinated under orders from his step-mother, who wanted her son Athelred to become king. |
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