The Netflix film wants to wrap a bow on both The Last Kingdom series and the establishment of England as a unified nation. But the real history tells us that the dream of England had only just begun. Plus: who were the real seven kings mentioned in the title?
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Was King Edmund Ironside really killed by a "cesspit assassin"? Suspicious circumstances surrounding his untimely death have led to centuries of speculation.
History says Ivar the Boneless was a ruthless Viking warrior. But why the name boneless? Was he truly disabled, or was there a another more sinister reason for the nickname?