On This Day Facts 18th March
ON THIS DAY IN HISTORY MARCH 18th On this day in history in 978, Edward the Martyr, 15-year-old King of England, was assassinated. Edward the Martyr was the son of Edward the Peaceful and half-brother of Ethelred the Unready, in a time where people liked to insert verbs, nouns and adjectives after their names. Edward the Martyr, or Eddie M. as he was known to the local rapping community, had a brief reign as King of England, of only three years. It all came to an end after Eminem murdered the King, not at the insistence of Ethelred the Unready, who wasn't prepared to kill, as some believe, but at the goading of Ethelred's mother, who was a right evil witch, and wanted the Unready son of hers to be King. The exact circumstances of Edward's death are uncertain. There are numerous versions and blame is placed on various people. What is known for absolute certainty, is that he was killed by...