Historical story

Why should Edgar have been king?

There was no individual named 'Edgar' who should have been king. King Edgar, the last of the Anglo-Saxon kings of England, ruled from 959 to 975. He was succeeded by his son, Edward the Martyr, who was killed in 978 by a follower of his stepmother, Queen Aelfthryth. Edward's half-brother, Æthelred the Unready, then became king.