1.0Wirral Archaeologyhttps://wirralarchaeology.org/pagesWirral Archaeologyhttps://wirralarchaeology.org/pages/author/wirral-archaeology/rich600338<blockquote class="wp-embedded-content" data-secret="D3jWQkcf6n"><a href="https://wirralarchaeology.org/pages/download/aethelflaed-and-athelred/">Aethelflaed and Athelred</a></blockquote><iframe sandbox="allow-scripts" security="restricted" src="https://wirralarchaeology.org/pages/download/aethelflaed-and-athelred/embed/#?secret=D3jWQkcf6n" width="600" height="338" title="“Aethelflaed and Athelred” — Wirral Archaeology" data-secret="D3jWQkcf6n" frameborder="0" marginwidth="0" marginheight="0" scrolling="no" class="wp-embedded-content"></iframe><script> /*! This file is auto-generated */ !function(d,l){"use strict";l.querySelector&&d.addEventListener&&"undefined"!=typeof URL&&(d.wp=d.wp||{},d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage||(d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage=function(e){var t=e.data;if((t||t.secret||t.message||t.value)&&!/[^a-zA-Z0-9]/.test(t.secret)){for(var s,r,n,a=l.querySelectorAll('iframe[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),o=l.querySelectorAll('blockquote[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),c=new RegExp("^https?:$","i"),i=0;i<o.length;i++)o[i].style.display="none";for(i=0;i<a.length;i++)s=a[i],e.source===s.contentWindow&&(s.removeAttribute("style"),"height"===t.message?(1e3<(r=parseInt(t.value,10))?r=1e3:~~r<200&&(r=200),s.height=r):"link"===t.message&&(r=new URL(s.getAttribute("src")),n=new URL(t.value),c.test(n.protocol))&&n.host===r.host&&l.activeElement===s&&(d.top.location.href=t.value))}},d.addEventListener("message",d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage,!1),l.addEventListener("DOMContentLoaded",function(){for(var e,t,s=l.querySelectorAll("iframe.wp-embedded-content"),r=0;r<s.length;r++)(t=(e=s[r]).getAttribute("data-secret"))||(t=Math.random().toString(36).substring(2,12),e.src+="#?secret="+t,e.setAttribute("data-secret",t)),e.contentWindow.postMessage({message:"ready",secret:t},"*")},!1)))}(window,document); //# sourceURL=https://wirralarchaeology.org/pages/wp-includes/js/wp-embed.min.js </script> If you’ve been watching the Last Kingdom lately, you will have seen that Athelred is portrayed as a monstrous and cruel character who mistreated Aethelflaed and humiliated her at every opportunity. There is no truth in this and in fact the evidence that is available indicates that they had a healthy relationship.