Summary: Aethelred's mother gets her son onto the throne at last. But it's not long before the disadvantages of kingship become clear, as the Danes begin to return with increasing force. Aethelred turned 18 in 983, and by 984 has sent his mother away and reigns with his own men. But...<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/TheHistoryOfEngland?a=CY-9YzJ--pw:6ytKIZ2X9p0:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/TheHistoryOfEngland?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/TheHistoryOfEngland?a=CY-9YzJ--pw:6ytKIZ2X9p0:63t7Ie-LG7Y"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/TheHistoryOfEngland?d=63t7Ie-LG7Y" border="0"></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/TheHistoryOfEngland?a=CY-9YzJ--pw:6ytKIZ2X9p0:qj6IDK7rITs"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/TheHistoryOfEngland?d=qj6IDK7rITs" border="0"></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/TheHistoryOfEngland/~4/CY-9YzJ--pw" height="1" width="1" alt=""> For information regarding your data privacy, visit <a href="https://www.acast.com/privacy">acast.com/privacy</a>
