King Eadwig - The Worst Saxon King of England (955 - 959 AD)

King Eadwig - The Anglo Saxon King who's entire reign was characterized by youthful foolishness and controversy.
Eadwig (also Edwy[1] or Eadwig All-Fair,[2] c. 940 - 1 October 959) was King of England from 23 November 955 until his death. He was the elder son of Edmund I and his first wife Ælfgifu, who died in 944. Eadwig and his brother Edgar were young children when their father was killed trying to rescue his seneschal from attack by an outlawed thief on 26 May 946. As Edmund's sons were too young to rule he was succeeded by his brother Eadred, who suffered from ill health and died unmarried in his early 30s.
This video is my Sixth in my Kings of England Series. A Historical Documentary video series where i plan to go through every sole ruler of England, starting with King Alfred the Great, and Ending With Queen Anne. This series will focus on the person in question, but will also summarize the most important historical events associated with the topic person during their life span. This will include battles, wars, cultural issues, religious changes, political documents, reforms, and lasting effects.
Other Kings of England: • The Kings of England
Citations
Brain, J. (2022, August 27). King Eadwig. Historic UK. www.historic-u...
Connolly, S. B. (2022, September 13). King Eadwig “all-fair” and the coronation scandal. History... the interesting bits! historytheinte...
Whitelock, D., Douglas, D. C., & Tucker, S. I. (1986). The Anglo-Saxon Chronicle: A revised translation. Greenwood Press.
Yost, R. (2020, January 6). King Eadwig of England Facts. The History Junkie. thehistoryjunk...

[@Dare_To_Game]

As always, English History is very interesting and nuanced, especially during the Saxon Period.

[@ParryThis]

Thanks, i am glad you enjoy it.

[@katamattyon]

King of the English, but king of the ballers first and foremost

[@ParryThis]

Always.

[@HenryKobyla1407]

He looks like a guy that really cares about being fair in the thumbnail.

[@ParryThis]

Lol, i hadn't thought that, but now that you said it, i can see it.

[@carinasmirnoff1780]

Its hard to judge "worst" its just so subjective, with so many factors. But, out of the ones youve covered so far, he seems like the least effective.

[@ParryThis]

You are correct. Saying "Worst" is always difficult, there are so many factors.

[@rockytoptom]

Wouldn't say Eadwig is the "worst" Anglo-Saxon King, Aethelred "the Unready," which really just means the ill advised, was pretty horrible considering he allowed the Vikings to almost completely destroy his ancestors' work and his family line.

[@salkey3987]

YEET

[@ParryThis]

YOTE

[@stargatefan10]

Solid bio. I was not at all familiar with Eadwig before this.

[@ParryThis]

Thank you. I hope you learned something then.

[@NoirFan01]

I had to stop watching the presentation because of that recurrent image of flashing light in the background

[@roberthoward6590]

If Alfred has been as weak as Eadred, we'd all be speaking Danish now!

[@Lexi-vl5eh]

Well produced, as always. ❤

[@ParryThis]

Much appreciated!

[@TheGukos]

Dustin broke the bro code, uncool.

[@British-Patriot]

Nice.

[@ParryThis]

Thank you! Cheers!