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King Æthelred I of Northumbria is murdered in Corbridge by a group led by his ealdormen, Ealdred and Wada. The patrician Osbald is crowned, but abdicates within 27 days.
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Æthelred I of Northumbria
King of Northumbria from 774 to 779 and from 790 until his murder in 796
Æthelred, was the king of Northumbria from 774 to 779 and again from 790 until he was murdered in 796. He was the son of Æthelwald Moll and Æthelthryth and possibly became king while still a child after Alhred was deposed.Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)
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Roman fort in Corbridge, England
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Term in Anglo-Saxon England for a man of high status
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Osbald of Northumbria
King of Northumbria for 27 days in 796
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