Cassell's History of England, Vol. 1 (of 8) From the Roman Invasion to the Wars of the Roses
CHAPTER VIII.
EDMUND IRONSIDE AND CANUTE.
A Double Election--Battles of Pen Selwood and Sherstone--Treacheries of Edric--Division of the Kingdom--Death of Edmund--Election of Canute--His Treatment of his Rivals--The four Earldoms--Canute's Marriage with Emma--His Popular Government--His Expeditions to Northern Europe--Submission of the King of Scots--Canute at Rome--The Story of his Rebuke to his Courtiers--His Death 63