Execution of Æthelberht II

Date: May 20, 794 • Location: Attleborough, United Kingdom

According to the Anglo-Saxon Chronicle, King Æthelberht II of East Anglia was beheaded on the orders of Offa of Mercia.

The Anglo-Saxon Chronicle is the term used by historians to describe a set of annals in Old English, chronicling the history of the Anglo-Saxons.

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