On This Day Facts 6th March
ON THIS DAY IN HISTORY - MARCH 6th On This Day in History on the 6th of March, 1052, Emma of Normandy died. Emma of Normandy was the Queen Consort of England, Denmark and Norway. Yep, she got around. Well, at least twice. She was married to Ethelred the Unready, the ten-year-old boy king who wasn't as Unready as people think. He "allegedly" arranged the murder of The-Other-Brother-Is-Always-More-Loved, Edward-Even-Became-A-Saint. Emma of Normandy, not content with being married to one King, hitched up with another after her husband, Ethelred-Why-Didn't-My-Parents-Love-Me died in 1016. Yep, to maintain control, and her lavish lifestyle, and probably to protect the lives of her sons, she married the funnily named, Cnut the Great. In total, as well as being married to two Kings of England, Emma of Normandy was the mother of two other Kings of England: Edward the Confessor, and Harthacnut, the one who was onl...