Who was Ethelred II, The Unready? Find out about The Viking Invasion

#History #Documentary #England #monarchy Today we are going further back in time to take a look at the life of an Anglo Saxon king, one who’s reign is epitomised by his leadership of a nation in its year’s of immense struggles against viking marauder’s - his name - King Æthelred II, history however, know’s him now though as simply Æthelred the Unready. After ascending to the throne he inherited a peaceful England, prosperous and content, sadly though, this was not to last. A prosperous nation meant a target for others, namely the Danes. If you like this video please click the Like button and Subscribe if you wish to see more content such as this. Many thanks. Disclaimer: History’s Life Stories does not endorse any of the opinions or comments made below in the Comments section. Discussions of the this video should be historical in nature and not contain any profanity, insults, racism or any negative comments aimed at any one person. The channel holds the right to delete any comment and ban the user if found to contravene these rules. Français : Carte de l'Angleterre sous le règne d'Édouard le Martyr (975-978). File : Map Edward the Martyr-fr.svg Author : Ælfgar This file is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike 4.0 International license. Shaftesbury Abbey, Dorset, England File : Shaftesbury Abbey 20170702 112643 (47660035092).jpg Author : Irid Escent This file is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike 2.0 Generic license. Shaftesbury Abbey gardens - geograph.org.uk - 3641440.jpg File : Shaftesbury Abbey gardens - geograph.org.uk - 3641440.jpg Author : Neil Owen  Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike 2.0 Cnut the Great's domains, c. 1028, in red. File: Knutrike.png Author: victor falk Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike 3.0 British Isles in 10th century represented with the coastline at the time File: British Isles 10th century.svg Author: Rowanwindwhistler Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike 4.0