Events Tagged: "Aelfthryth"

Aelfthryth implicated in Edward's murder - Aethelred's mother allegedly orchestrated killing at Corfe Castle to secure throne for her son

Aelfthryth withdraws from court - queen mother absent from witness lists, possibly in disgrace or religious retreat

Aelfthryth returns to prominence - reappears on charters as 'the king's mother', rehabilitation complete

Aelfthryth founds Wherwell Abbey - queen mother becomes major monastic patron, possibly as penance for Edward's murder

Aelfthryth regularly witnesses charters - appears as chief witness on royal documents, exercises significant influence

Death of Aelfthryth at Wherwell - dies at abbey she founded, remembered as both murderess and holy patron