Æthelthryth
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Æthelthryth was an East Anglian princess, a Fenland and Northumbrian queen and Abbess of Ely. She is an Anglo-Saxon saint, and is also known as Etheldreda or Audrey, especially in religious contexts.
Saint Æthelthryth from Benedictional of St Æthelwold, 10 C British Library
Saint Etheldreda's statue in Ely Cathedral
Site of shrine in Ely Cathedral
Ecgfrith of Northumbria
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Ecgfrith was the King of Northumbria from 670 until his death on 20 May 685. He ruled over Northumbria when it was at the height of its power, but his reign ended with a disastrous defeat at the Battl
Æthelthryth
…retired to the Isle of Ely, which she had received from Tondberct as a morning gift. Æthelthryth was remarried for political reasons in 660, this time to Ecgfrith of Northumbria, who was fourteen or fifteen at the time. Shortly after his accession to the throne in 670, Æthelthryth wished to become a nun. This step contributed…
Pictish symbol stone depicting what has been generally accepted to be the Battle of Dun Nechtain, in which Ecgfrith was killed.