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     Ealdgyth (?) was the daughter of Ælfgar, Earl of Mercia and Elfleda (?)^2,1 She married, firstly, Gruffydd ap Llywelyn, King of Wales, son of Llywelyn ap Seisyll and Angharad ferch Maredudd, between 1050 and 1057.¹ She married, secondly, Harold II Godwinson, King of England, son of Godwine, Earl of Wessex and Gytha (?), circa 1064 at York, Yorkshire, England^G.¹ She died after 1070.¹

     Gytha (?) was the daughter of Harold II Godwinson, King of England and Eadgyth Swanneshals (?)² She married Vladimir II Monomakh, Prince of Novgorod and Kiev, son of Vsevolod I, Grand Duke of Kiev and Irene (?).² She died in 1107.³

     Fanny Rosa Maria White is the daughter of Colonel Simon White and Sarah Newenham.¹ She married John Lavallin Puxley in 1830.¹
     From 1830, her married name became Puxley.¹

     Ælgifu (?) was born circa 963.² She was the daughter of Thored of Northumbria, Ealdorman of York and Hilda (?)² She married Æthelred II 'the Unready', King of England, son of Eadgar 'the Peaceful', King of England and Ælfthryth (?), between 980 and 985.² She died in February 1002.²
     She was also known as Elgiva (?)³ She was also known as Elffleda (?)²

     Edmund II 'Ironside', King of England was born between 988 and 993.¹ He was the son of Æthelred II 'the Unready', King of England and Ælgifu (?)³ He married Ealdgyth (?) circa August 1015 at Malmesbury, Wiltshire, England^G.¹ He died on 30 November 1016 at Oxford, Oxfordshire, England^G, murdered.⁴ He was buried at Glastonbury Abbey, Glastonbury, Somerset, England^G.⁴
     He succeeded as the King Edmund II of England on 23 April 1016.¹ He was crowned King of England in April 1016 at St. Paul's Cathedral, The City, London, England^G.¹ He fought in the Battle of Assandun on 18 October 1016, where he was defeated by Cnut.⁵ Due to King Ethelred having been so inept, Cnut was accepted as King by a large section of the country after Ethelred's death. Cnut ruled most of the country North of the Thames whilst Edmund was accepted in the South. Cnut laid siege to London and wished to control it with his fleet but his ships could not pass London Bridge, so he had a cutting made on the South side of the bridge and passed his ships around it. Edmund marched on London through the woods at Tottenham and a fierce battle ensued. Cnut withdrew and fought Edmund at Ashington (Assandun) in Essex but this time Edmund was beaten. Cnut was wise and knew that Edmund was popular so he met him on an island in the Severn near Deerhurst and it was agreed that Edmund should rule Wessex and Canute would rule the land North of the Thames, including London.⁶

     Ealdgyth (?) married, firstly, Sigeferth, Thane in East Anglia, son of Earngrim (?), before 1015.² She married, secondly, Edmund II 'Ironside', King of England, son of Æthelred II 'the Unready', King of England and Ælgifu (?), circa August 1015 at Malmesbury, Wiltshire, England^G.³
     She was also known as Eldgith. She was also known as Edith.³

     Edward 'Atheling' (?) was born posthumously circa 1016.^2,3 He was the son of Edmund II 'Ironside', King of England and Ealdgyth (?)³ He married Agatha of Kiev in 1035 at Hungary^G.² He died in 1057 at London, England^G.² He was buried at Old St. Paul's Cathedral, London, England^G.²
     Edward 'Atheling' (?) also went by the nick-name of Edward 'the Outlaw' (?)²

     Agatha of Kiev married Edward 'Atheling' (?), son of Edmund II 'Ironside', King of England and Ealdgyth (?), in 1035 at Hungary^G.² She died circa 1093 at Newcastle-upon-Tyne, Northumberland, England.
     She was a nun after 1093.²

     William Twistleton Layard was born on 31 October 1872.¹ He is the son of Maj.-Gen Edmund Charles Layard and Effie Thomas.^2,1 He died on 11 April 1909 at age 36, unmarried.¹

     Canute II Sveynsson, King of England and Denmark was born circa 995 at Denmark^G.² He was the son of Sveyn I 'Forkbeard' Haraldsson, King of Denmark and England and Gunhilda of Poland.¹ He married, firstly, Ælgifu of Northampton, daughter of Ælfhelm, Ealdorman of Northampton and Wulfrun (?).³ He married, secondly, Emma de Normandie, daughter of Richard I, 3rd Duc de Normandie and Gunnor de Crêpon, on 2 July 1017.² He died on 12 November 1035 at Shaftesbury, Dorset, England^G.⁴ He was buried at Winchester Cathedral, Winchester, Hampshire, England^G.⁴
     Canute II Sveynsson, King of England and Denmark also went by the nick-name of Canute 'the Great'.⁵ He was also known as Knud.⁶ He was also known as Cnut.³ Canute II Sveynsson, King of England and Denmark also went by the nick-name of Canute 'the Dane'. He fought in the Battle of Assandun on 18 October 1016, where he defeated King Edmund II.³ He gained the title of King Canute of England on 30 November 1016.² He was crowned King of England on 6 January 1017 at Old St. Paul's Cathedral, London, England^G.² He gained the title of King Canute II of Denmark in 1019. He gained the title of King Canute of Norway in 1028.