Silver penny of Edward 'the Martyr', from the Lincoln mint. Murdered while still a young man, the king wears a diadem. The legend reads Eadward rex Anglorum (Edward, king of the English)© British Museum
EDWARD II 'THE MARTYR' (r. 975-979)The sudden death of Edgar at the age of 33 led to a succession dispute between rival factions supporting his sons Edward and Ethelred. The elder son Edward was murdered in 979 at Corfe, Dorset, by his seven-year-old half-brother's supporters.
Kenneth II
