On this day, 30 November 1016, Edmund Ironside died, giving way for Cnut the Great to become king of all England.

Read about it on today's substack post!

https://megloveshistory.substack.com/p/on-this-day-30-november-1016

#otd #onthisday #edmundironsides #cnut #cnutthegreat #anglosaxon #england #englishhistory
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