Cassell's History of England, Vol. 1 (of 8) From the Roman Invasion to the Wars of the Roses
CHAPTER VI.
EDWARD THE ELDER AND DUNSTAN.
Settlement of the Danes--Edward the Elder and his Cousin--Reconquest of the Danelagh--Edward becomes King of all England--Conspiracy of Alfred against Athelstan--Wars in Northumbria--The Death of Edwin--The Battle of Brunanburgh--The Power of Athelstan--Edmund's Wars with the Danes--Their Submission to Edmund--Rebellion and Reconquest--The Conquest of Cumberland--Death of Edmund--Final Conquest of Northumberland--The Rise of Dunstan--His Banishment--Edgar's Rebellion--His Accession to the Throne--Wars with the Welsh--Dunstan Archbishop of Canterbury--His Ecclesiastical Policy--The Reign of Edward the Martyr--Dunstan's Struggles with the Opposition--Death of the King 46