One of the most infamous events of Æthelred's reign occurred on November 13, 1002, when Æthelred ordered the mass killing of Danish settlers in England on St. Brice's Day. The massacre was a direct response to the growing power of the Danish Viking presence in England and a failed peace negotiation with King Sweyn Forkbeard. The St. Brice’s Day Massacre is one of the most controversi... https://shutdown123.com/