Eadwig

Eadwig (died October 1, 959) was the king of the English from 955 to 957 and ruler of Wessex and Kent from 957 to 959. The eldest son of King Edmund I (ruled 939–946) and the nephew of King Eadred (ruled 946–955), he was probably no more than 15 years old at the time of his accession. Early historical sources are biased against Eadwig. According to one writer, he hated the great monastic reformer Dunstan...