Ethelred II

or Aeth·el·red II

[ eth-uhl-red ]

noun

1. Ethelred the Unready, a.d. 968?–1016, king of England 978–1013, 1014–1016.

Ethelred II

noun

1. Ethelred II?9681016MEnglishPOLITICS: hereditary ruler known as Ethelred the Unready. ?968–1016 ad , king of England (978–1016). He was temporarily deposed by the Danish king Sweyn (1013) but was recalled on Sweyn's death (1014)

Example Sentences

Each coin bears the face of one of two pre-Norman kings — Ethelred II, who took the throne in 978, when he was about 9 years old; and Canute, who ruled shortly after him.

From New York Times

He told the BBC: "If you look at the two kings that we know are in the hoard anyway, Canute and Ethelred II, they very rarely drop below £200 per coin".

From BBC

The implications of a kingly rule that was not in conjunction with the wise was seared on the English and Saxon consciousness by Ethelred II.

From BBC

The terrible weak reign of Ethelred II. had earned him the epithet of Unready.

From Project Gutenberg

Give the dates of the Battle of Hastings, and of the reigns of Louis Outremer, Ethelred II, and Edward the Confessor.

From Project Gutenberg