Printer Friendly
Dictionary, Encyclopedia and Thesaurus - The Free Dictionary
3,590,299,215 visitors served.
forum Join the Word of the Day Mailing List For webmasters
?
Dictionary/
thesaurus
Medical
dictionary
Legal
dictionary
Financial
dictionary
Acronyms
 
Idioms
Encyclopedia
Wikipedia
encyclopedia
?

Ethelred the Unready

   Also found in: Encyclopedia, Wikipedia, Hutchinson 0.01 sec.
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.Ethelred the Unready - king of the English who succeeded to the throne after his half-brother Edward the Martyr was murdered; he struggled unsuccessfully against the invading Danes (969-1016)


How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content.
?Page tools
Printer friendly
Cite / link
Feedback
Add definition
Mentioned in?  References in periodicals archive?   Dictionary browser?   Full browser?
 
But as long as there is a society at all, there will be the young and not so young who need to be told about Ethelred The Unready, osmosis, the reasons for the collapse of the Treaty Of Versailles and the formula for the surface area of a sphere (it's 4pr2 by the way.
The original name Ethels Wick probably comes from the followers of Ethelred the Unready, who's mother Ethelwald Moll was a direct descendant of the Ancient Northumbrian Kings.
The Queen clearly felt that not since Ethelred the Unready had her office been so blatantly let down by those paid to guard its security.
 
 
 
Dictionary, Thesaurus, and Translations
?

Terms of Use | Privacy policy | Feedback | Copyright © 2012 Farlex, Inc.
Disclaimer
All content on this website, including dictionary, thesaurus, literature, geography, and other reference data is for informational purposes only. This information should not be considered complete, up to date, and is not intended to be used in place of a visit, consultation, or advice of a legal, medical, or any other professional.