An Anglo-Saxon Murder Mystery: How King Edward Became Edward the Martyr

'tis but a scratch: fact and fiction about the Middle Ages - A podcast by Richard Abels

Send us a textIn 978 the eighteen-year old English king Edward was murdered while traveling to visit his younger half-brother Æthelred and his stepmother Ælfthryth. The murder transformed a truculent teenager into a venerated martyr. This episodes explores the "martyrdom" of King Edward and offers explanations for why he was killed, who was responsible for the act, and why the killers were never punished.Listen on Podurama https://podurama.com Intro and exit music are by Alexander Naka...