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Edward the Martyr

Please do check back at Edward the Martyr. User:Ealdgyth and others have redone a fair bit of the article. Much still needs done, especially the introduction, but I hope you'll find that it's looking better. If you have more criticisms or comments, please do leave a note there! All the best, Angus McLellan (Talk) 00:03, 9 November 2008 (UTC)

Well, there are lots of ways to access the online Oxford DNB for free. So it's more likely that a random reader will be able to access that version than the printed ones. Adding references is a bit of a black art, explained in gruesome detail at Misplaced Pages:Citing sources. But the easiest way to do it is to copy them from another article. If you want to add a reference to the Æthelred article, it would look like this:
{{citation |last=Keynes |first=Simon |contribution= Æthelred II |title=Oxford Dictionary of National Biography |location=Oxford |publisher=Oxford University Press |year=2004 |url=http://www.oxforddnb.com/view/article/8915 |accessdate=Add the date you checked it here or today's date if you're not sure }}
If you go to the online index, find the article and click on it. The author and the title should always be the same as in the print version, so all you need to find is the last part of the URL parameter so the link is clickable. The number is the one that appears at the end of the http://dx.doi.org/ item. So 8915 for Æthelred, 39127 for Æthelstan Ætheling, and so on. Does this make sense? Angus McLellan (Talk) 17:44, 9 November 2008 (UTC)
Hi, I noticed by chance that this article has been on GA review for several months without any action being taken. It seems to me that the article has undergone significant improvements since the review, and should now qualify to maintain its status. Lampman (talk) 11:06, 8 August 2009 (UTC)
Ok, I closed the review. To close a review, you need to remove the GAR template at the top of the talk page, make a comment on the GAR subpage that the review is closed (and whether it was kept or not) and update the article history. I know it can be a bit complicated, but it should be sorted now. Lampman (talk) 17:06, 12 August 2009 (UTC)

Dates of birth and death

Hi -- I see you've been doing some cleanup on a lot of AS king articles. Can I ask why you're removing dates of death, e.g. at Egbert of Wessex? The relevant manual of style notes encourage dates of death (and birth); it's a common sense guideline, not a bible, but I don't see the dates as harmful. Any objection if I add them back in in some cases? Mike Christie (talk) 01:19, 30 January 2010 (UTC)

Thanks for the reply. I'm not a fan of infoboxes myself, and wouldn't object if you removed them, but they have their supporters and you may find it necessary to debate it for some articles. They also tend to reappear some time later, as other editors readd them without discussion. I guess I'll leave the dates off for now and see what happens.
With regard to Edward the Elder, my own rather limited knowledge stops at around 900, so I would suggest soliciting an opinion from an editor with more background in the area. Good people to ask include User:Angusmclellan, User:Cavila and User:Deacon of Pndapetzim. Mike Christie (talk) 16:37, 30 January 2010 (UTC)
Yes, just delete and note the reason in the edit summary, or on the talk page if you prefer. Fine re the infoboxes -- I don't feel that strongly enough about it. Mike Christie (talk) 17:26, 30 January 2010 (UTC)
I'm not an expert either, but I think that it makes sense to have a standard and that Edward the Elder (or rather Ælfweard of Wessex, if indeed he was king) would reasonably be the last king of Wessex, and that Athelstan and his successors would be kings of the English/of England. Those successors, unlike Edward and Alfred, did rule Mercia and/or Northumbria for all or part of their reigns. A more detailed discussion of titles and styles belongs in the main body of the article, rather than the lead, or so I feel anyway. Angus McLellan (Talk) 22:29, 30 January 2010 (UTC)

Alod

Hello. Well, it seems to be more commonly spelled allod (which redirects to allodial title). There is a template {{redirect}} that says "Blah redirects here, for someothermeaning see somethingelse". Does this help at all? Angus McLellan (Talk) 21:40, 13 February 2010 (UTC)

King George's Fields

{{helpme}} I have created a page on St George's Fields nature reserve between Chipping Barnet and Monken Hadley, and as I saw that the List of King George V Playing Fields in London showed one in Chipping Barnet, I named the page King George's Fields (Chipping Barnet). However, I now see that the situation is more complicated. The List also shows one in Monken Hadley. The final report of the St George's Fields Foundation at http://www.fieldsintrust.org/images/stories/content/pdfs/kgfffinalreport.pdf shows one at East Finchley (Hadley Manor) of 48 acres which is clearly the one my article is about as it is the same size and at the same place, and the ones Chipping Barnet and Monken Hadley in List of King George V Playing Fields in London must be different names for the same one. It looks to me as if I should delete the Chipping Barnet one in the list - which is easy enough - and rename my page St George's Fields (Monken Hadley), which I am not sure how to do. Should I just create a new page and make the existing one a redirection page? Thanks for any advice. Dudley Miles (talk) 20:02, 4 September 2010 (UTC)

No, please do not do a copy-paste thing, it plays havoc with the page history.
We have to keep the record of who-did-what-when.
You can just move it to the new name. Doing that will automatically leave a redirect behind.
Sounds like you know what should be done, so I advise you boldly just go ahread and do what you think best.
Talk to helpers live with this, and/or feel free to use a further helpme if it all goes wrong. Cheers,  Chzz  ►  20:17, 4 September 2010 (UTC)

{{helpme}} Thanks to Chzz I have dealt with that. I also have a problem with Scratchwood and Moat Mount Local Nature Reserve. I created this page lazily following websites which lazily put them in together, but on further research I have found that they are separate nature reserves which need separate pages. I think that it would be best to create two pages and make the existing one a disambiguation page for the two sites. How do I deal with this? Thanks. Dudley Miles (talk) 21:11, 4 September 2010 (UTC)

Don't worry about the name changing later...that will all get sorted out automatically

Of course, you'll need to edit the two articles a bit, adding links to each other, and suchlike.

See Misplaced Pages:Split#Procedure, feel free to ask for help. Try the live help thing, pop in and say hello.  Chzz  ►  21:23, 4 September 2010 (UTC)

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I have been working on the column widths for my table Nature reserves in Barnet, but I am not sure whether the table is too wide for some monitors. Can you see whether it looks OK and advise on the maximum total width for a table. Thanks. Dudley Miles (talk) 15:07, 6 September 2010 (UTC)

Looks okay to me. My screen is 1280x800. I would advise not putting a maximum total width on it, but rather let the reader's browser decide what's an appropriate length. You may also want to add class="wikitable" into the header (as shown on Help:Table) so it uses the standard style that other Wiki articles do. — HelloAnnyong 15:55, 6 September 2010 (UTC)
Thanks for your help. I have put class="wikitable" and it looks better. However, I am not clear what not putting a maximum total means, and I may not have made myself clear. The column widths I have used total 950 (I am not sure of what), and I was not sure whether this is too high. Do I take it from your answer that this is OK? Thanks. Dudley Miles (talk) 16:10, 6 September 2010 (UTC)
Sorry I wasn't clear before. My recommendation is just to remove the widths altogether and let the browser pick what it wants as the widths. Oh, and if you add a class of sortable (e.g. class="wikitable sortable") it'll make it so each of the columns can be sorted in alphabetical/numerical order by the editor. In the future, you can just contact me directly rather than putting another helpme tag on here - and I'll keep an eye on your talk page if you have further questions. — HelloAnnyong 16:31, 6 September 2010 (UTC)

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Would the simplest solution just be to delete the final paragraph? I do not think the first three raise copyright problems. Dudley Miles (talk) 19:53, 16 November 2010 (UTC)

Diotisalvi

Hmm... I removed the spec "worked in the 2nd half of the century", since in the article itself it is repeated that he worked at Santo Sepolcro in 1113. You want my opinion? I thinkt the 1113 and the 1152 Diotisalvi could be father and son, but since there are no sources we'll never know the truth. Ciao and thanks. --'''Attilios''' (talk) 00:33, 21 November 2010 (UTC)

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I did not use this source and I cannot find any common text apart from mentioning The Mill Field in a list of nature reserves. I will therefore remove the tag. Dudley Miles (talk) 19:55, 15 March 2011 (UTC)

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Alfonso VI

While I agree that the mention of 'Agatha' on Alfonso's page needed to be balanced, a bit more nuance is in order since the Iberian scholarly sources (Palencia, Canal, Salazar y Acha, Reilly) seem not to be in agreement with the English ones on the relative reliability of this episode. Even Hollister thought it was worth mentioning with the qualifier, "was said to have". Given how she is nearly universally accepted by the Iberian sources, I don't think it is due weight to simply brush her aside with one English reference. I will try to put something together, although I don't have access to all of the necessary material (such as Cordero Carrete's 1952 article suggesting that she is instead to be identified with the wife of Sancho II, as per William of Poitiers, or the relatively recent Minguez biography of Alfonso). Agricolae (talk) 19:49, 3 May 2012 (UTC)

Some history of how I came to make the amendment might be helpful. I noticed that the list of children in William the Conqueror showed Agatha as a definite daughter and Adeliza as doubtful, but the ODNB article on Adeliza had it the other way round. I amended the William article citing ODNB, and Ealdgyth expanded with additional references. As all the references appeared to say Agatha is dubious, I changed Agatha of Normandy to a redirect, and then looked for other references to her which might need amending, which is how I found Alfonso. As Spanish sources put her in a different light, perhaps you could look at the information on her in William the Conqueror to check whether it needs revising to be consistent with what you say in Alfonso, and whether the Agatha article should be restored in the light of Spanish info. Dudley Miles (talk) 20:43, 3 May 2012 (UTC)
Butting in here .. but I would greatly appreciate both of you picking William apart as I'm hoping to take him to FAC soon. I have the article listed at Peer Review - Misplaced Pages:Peer review/William the Conqueror/archive1 and any additional sources that could be used would be greatly appreciated... Ealdgyth - Talk 23:46, 3 May 2012 (UTC)
I will have a go over the weekend. Dudley Miles (talk) 15:31, 4 May 2012 (UTC)

Chingford Reservoirs

Hi Dudley Miles. Thanks for your contributions to the above article. I've just been checking my ordnance survey map for the area and feel the boundary between Enfield and Waltham Forest is formed by the River Lee Diversion which skirts the King George V reservoirs eastern bank. Any thoughts ? Cheers (Northmetpit (talk) 10:11, 19 June 2012 (UTC))

Hello Northmetpit. I do not know the area. I altered the borough to make it consistent with the articles on the two separate reservoirs, which say that they are both in Enfield. I suggest you correct all three articles according to your knowledge. Dudley Miles (talk) 12:40, 19 June 2012 (UTC)
Hi Dudley. Thanks for reply. (Northmetpit (talk) 11:27, 22 June 2012 (UTC)).

Article creation

Hi Dudley, Not sure we've crossed paths before unless you've been to a London meetup? But I noticed you pitching in on the rescue of Sayers Croft this afternoon and read some of the articles on your userpage, nice work. I'm a little surprised that no-one had set your account as Autopatrolled, so I've taken the liberty of fixing that. ϢereSpielChequers 19:31, 17 July 2012 (UTC)

Thanks very much for your kind words. I have not been to a meetup yet. I did think of going to the last one but it clashed with the Wimbledon mens final. Dudley Miles (talk) 20:19, 17 July 2012 (UTC)

Barnet in Herts

Hi

I see that you edited Barnet saying it left herts in 1965. That's quite wrong. For ceremonial purposes it is still part of the County and I shall be editing it tomorrow. Please feel free to disagree!! — Preceding unsigned comment added by UKPolice (talk • contribs) 00:05, 18 July 2012 (UTC)

Thanks for your comment. I am not sure what it means to say for ceremonial purposes but I will look at your source. Dudley Miles (talk) 10:37, 18 July 2012 (UTC)

It seems you were right! I've adjusted the entry to explain the Herts issue. UKPolice 16:44, 29 July 2012 (UTC) — Preceding unsigned comment added by UKPolice (talk • contribs)

Thanks. Dudley Miles (talk) 17:21, 29 July 2012 (UTC)

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Dear Mr. Miles. Thanks very much for disputing the entry on "antipope" Clement III. I, too, found it hostile and biased. I have just added some new bibliography and attempted to smooth out the biased terms. Would you mind to have a look and see if it meets with your approval, to the extent that we can remove the "dispute" box at the top of the article. If you see other things that need changing, please inform! Yours cordially, in the 33°C heat of Rome, Lila Yawn Lila Yawn (talk) 16:01, 3 August 2012 (UTC)
Thanks very much Lila Yawn. I have removed the POV header. I am not an expert on the Investiture Controversy, but I have edited the intro to make it more comprehensible to non-expert readers. Please revise if it is not right.
PS I am glad to say it now cooler in London! Dudley Miles (talk) 15:30, 4 August 2012 (UTC)

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Æthelstan

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For your hard work and attention to detail, particularly with Æthelstan! Hel-hama (talk) 19:56, 19 January 2013 (UTC)
Thanks very much. I am trying to get Æthelstan up to GA - my first attempt at this - but I still have some way to go. I am now starting on law and administration, but this is a big subject in itself. Dudley Miles (talk) 20:39, 19 January 2013 (UTC)

Nature reserves in Barnet

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Winchester and London

It's clear that most (if not all) Anglo-Saxon historians recognise the concept of an Anglo-Saxon capital city as an anachronism, e.g.:

  • Stenton clearly didn't like the idea that the Anglo-Saxons had fixed capital cities - and I agree with him.
  • Michael Dolley, Anglo-Saxon Coins, p. 45. refers to "Tamworth, the Mercian 'capital'", which I think works - the word is more readable than, say, adminstrative centre or royal headquarters.
  • The historian Barbara Yorke sees the identification of Winchester as a capital as being "misleading in a ninth century context", in Robert Rouse, The Idea of Anglo-Saxon England in Middle English Romance, p.152;

I found references to the capitals of tribes, etc. during Roman times, and some authors also refer to capital cities in Frankish lands (such as Paris and Turnacum), but I didn't find any modern historians that referred to Winchester as being a capital - those authors who did were writing in Victorian times were 19th century or the beginning of the 20th century authors, or were people promoting historic Winchester in more recent publications.

Hope this helps! Hel-hama (talk) 18:20, 2 April 2013 (UTC)

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See my comments at User talk:Vejlefjord/St. Augustine's College (Draft). Dudley Miles (talk) 15:32, 7 August 2013 (UTC)
Thank you. I'll try to follow your suggestions and get back to you. Milton Vejlefjord (talk) 22:01, 7 August 2013 (UTC)
Thank you, again, for giving specific and understandable suggestions. I have posted a report on what I have done on my talk page and also a further request. I’ll check back on both pages in a day or so. Milton, USA Vejlefjord (talk) 17:16, 11 August 2013 (UTC)
You can also ask for feedback at Misplaced Pages:Peer review. Dudley Miles (talk) 17:26, 11 August 2013 (UTC)
I take it that you have given all you will to my project and that I should seek expert help from other editors. If so, I’ll sign off. You have been of immense help. Vejlefjord (talk) 17:32, 12 August 2013 (UTC)

Scadbury Park

I wonder if you could throw any further light on this sentence: "in 1314 John de Scathebury built and moated manor house which is archaeologically significant"? Unfortunately your source www.capitalwoodlands.org/site/article/13 has since disappeared and I havent been able to track down the original text of that page - e.g. I've tried the internet Wayback machine etc. I'm a member of the archaeological society which has been excavating the moated manor house at Scadbury for more than 25 years (Orpington & District Archaeological Society), and this is potentially a very important piece of information for us. We would very much like to know its source. TIA — Preceding unsigned comment added by Steve Archer (talk • contribs) 19:50, 22 September 2013 (UTC)

I regret I cannot find this website either. Capital Woodlands seems to have been a project of the Forestry Commission - see . You could try asking them whether they still have the details. London Gardens Online at cites sources which you might consult, although they do not look likely. The most likely source I know of is the printed Victoria County History, Kent volume 1 (only vol 2 on ecclesiastical establishments seems to be available online) but you have probably already checked this. Sorry I cannot be more helpful. Dudley Miles (talk) 22:11, 22 September 2013 (UTC)
Thanks for getting back to me, Dudley. I've been in touch with the person named on the Capital Woodlands leaflet, who replied and was going to try to track down the source. So far I've heard nothing further, but have followed it up again today. Re. VCH, yes I and my colleagues consulted this many years ago, but it only has a short piece on Scadbury since the topographical volume for our area isn't published. There are several important sources for Scadbury history, both published and original documents (but not on-line), the main being the excellent History of Chislehurst by Webb & others (1899). I'd be very surprised but delighted if the Forestry Commission had discovered a new fact on the early history that has apparently eluded generations of Chislehurst historians, I hope we can get to the bottom of it.
Some further comments on the article: West Lodge and the entrance piers do not relate to Scadbury, but to Homewood House, a property that adjoined Scadbury Park to the north and has long since been pulled down. The photographer of the lodge is incorrect, see the paragraph about West Lodge in http://www.chislehurst-society.org.uk/Chislehurst%20Conservation%20document.pdf. And English Heritage seem to be mistaken about the entrance pillars, which are on the wrong side of Perry Street to belong to Scadbury. I'll email them. Steve Archer (talk) 14:49, 7 October 2013 (UTC)
Thanks for the information. I have marked the Capital Woodlands citation as a dead link. If they cannot find the source, no doubt it would be best to delete the statement. Can you correct the article about the entrance pillars? I would probably get it wrong. Dudley Miles (talk) 17:16, 7 October 2013 (UTC)

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Just a note to let you know there is no rush at all for this. I'm still some way from finishing my review, and even when I do, I've no great desire to stick to the "one week" rule. So take your time. And if any of my comments are too fussy for GA, just let me know. I am simply aware that you are probably aiming at FA and have half-an-eye on that. But by all means tell me to get lost! Sarastro1 (talk) 21:58, 26 November 2013 (UTC)
Thanks. I do not think I could keep to the one week rule on such a large article, and I am very happy for you to apply FA standards which will - hopefully - save work later on. I have been recommended to go for A-Class first. Dudley Miles (talk) 22:30, 26 November 2013 (UTC)

Your GA nomination of Æthelstan

The article Æthelstan you nominated as a good article has been placed on hold . The article is close to meeting the good article criteria, but there are some minor changes or clarifications needed to be addressed. If these are fixed within 7 days, the article will pass, otherwise it will fail. See Talk:Æthelstan for things which need to be addressed. Message delivered by Legobot, on behalf of Sarastro1 -- Sarastro1 (talk) 18:20, 29 November 2013 (UTC)

Your GA nomination of Æthelstan

The article Æthelstan you nominated as a good article has passed ; see Talk:Æthelstan for comments about the article. Well done! Message delivered by Legobot, on behalf of Sarastro1 -- Sarastro1 (talk) 18:53, 4 December 2013 (UTC)

Greetings!

Hello, it's great to meet you on here. Gareth E Kegg (talk) 19:49, 7 December 2013 (UTC)

Æthelstan A-Class

If you click "show" next to the Milhist banner, it reveals itself, and it should be fine from there. Sarastro1 (talk) 19:00, 10 December 2013 (UTC)

I'm not sure, because I'm seeing the redlink. Did you click the "show" next to "additional information"? That is where it is for me. The only thing I know of that might work is to do that "purge cache" thing. That sometimes clears up these problems. Sarastro1 (talk) 20:29, 10 December 2013 (UTC)

Map for article on Æthelred, Lord of the Mercians

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Your GA nomination of Æthelred, Lord of the Mercians

Hi there, I'm pleased to inform you that I've begun reviewing the article Æthelred, Lord of the Mercians you nominated for GA-status according to the criteria. This process may take up to 7 days. Feel free to contact me with any questions or comments you might have during this period. Message delivered by Legobot, on behalf of Sarastro1 -- Sarastro1 (talk) 21:20, 1 March 2014 (UTC)

Your GA nomination of Æthelred, Lord of the Mercians

The article Æthelred, Lord of the Mercians you nominated as a good article has been placed on hold . The article is close to meeting the good article criteria, but there are some minor changes or clarifications needing to be addressed. If these are fixed within 7 days, the article will pass; otherwise it may fail. See Talk:Æthelred, Lord of the Mercians for things which need to be addressed. Message delivered by Legobot, on behalf of Sarastro1 -- Sarastro1 (talk) 22:20, 1 March 2014 (UTC)

Your GA nomination of Æthelred, Lord of the Mercians

The article Æthelred, Lord of the Mercians you nominated as a good article has passed ; see Talk:Æthelred, Lord of the Mercians for comments about the article. Well done! Message delivered by Legobot, on behalf of Sarastro1 -- Sarastro1 (talk) 22:41, 2 March 2014 (UTC)

GAN: 6th CPV National Congress

I've responded to you're comments at the 6th National Congress of the Communist Party of Vietnam. Thanks for reviewing the article. --TIAYN (talk) 15:27, 8 March 2014 (UTC)

FA congratulations

Just a quick note to congratulate you on the promotion of Æthelstan to FA status recently. If you would like to see this (or any other FA) appear as "Today's featured article" soon, please nominate it at the requests page; if you'd like to see an FA on a particular date in the next year or so, please add it to the "pending" list. In the absence of a request, the article may end up being picked at any time (although with 1,326 articles in Category:Featured articles that have not appeared on the main page at present, there's no telling how long – or short! – the wait might be). If you'd got any TFA-related questions or problems, please let me know. Bencherlite 10:24, 10 March 2014 (UTC)

I just noticed that Æthelstan had passed at FAC, and wanted to add my congratulations for an impressive piece of work! Well done, and hopefully the first of many! Sarastro1 (talk) 19:38, 10 March 2014 (UTC)
Many thanks. Dudley Miles (talk) 20:12, 10 March 2014 (UTC)

Myrna Close

Hello, just a quick note to say I found your newly created Myrna Close article very interesting. I've been living in the area for over 10 years and didn't know about this place. I'll definitely be visiting it soon. Keep up the good work :) JMHamo (talk) 21:07, 6 April 2014 (UTC)

Thanks for your kind words. Dudley Miles (talk) 21:20, 6 April 2014 (UTC)

Your GA nomination of Israel the Grammarian

Hi there, I'm pleased to inform you that I've begun reviewing the article Israel the Grammarian you nominated for GA-status according to the criteria. This process may take up to 7 days. Feel free to contact me with any questions or comments you might have during this period. Message delivered by Legobot, on behalf of LT910001 -- LT910001 (talk) 05:41, 11 April 2014 (UTC)

Your GA nomination of Israel the Grammarian

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Good article review of Jessie Stephen

Hi! This is just a quick thank you for your time spent recently in reviewing and suggesting improvements at Talk:Jessie Stephen/GA1. You seem to be doing a lot of work on article improvement, so all the best continuing with that. See you round somewhere sometime, I expect. Cheers. -- Trevj (talk · contribs) 07:46, 12 May 2014 (UTC)

Thanks very much. Cheers. Dudley Miles (talk) 11:26, 12 May 2014 (UTC)

Æthelred, Lord of the Mercians

Pleased (but not in the least surprised) to see this fine article promoted. I hope you will alert me to future PRs or FACs for your articles. Happy to add my two penn'orth. Tim riley talk 20:02, 18 May 2014 (UTC)

Many thanks. I have Israel the Grammarian at PR for comments before submission to FAC. Dudley Miles (talk) 20:23, 18 May 2014 (UTC)
Shall be there shortly, after PR-ing the Royal baccarat scandal, which is huge fun. Tim riley talk 20:47, 18 May 2014 (UTC)
Sorry I can't say that for Israel! Dudley Miles (talk) 21:21, 18 May 2014 (UTC)

Æthelred in the Signpost

Can you check my summary here? I know a bit about the rise of Wessex, but not really enough to be sure I haven't misstated something. The article's a little unclear as to why Æthelred isn't considered King of Mercia before he accepted Alfred's rulership, for instance. Adam Cuerden 19:36, 21 May 2014 (UTC)

That is an interesting point. I have never seen it discussed by historians, presumably because nothing is known about his earlier career apart from his defeat by the Welsh. An important point is that unlike the previous ruler, King Ceolred, he never issued his own coinage, and I have edited the article to clarify this.
I would suggest: "In the early 9th century, England was divided into several kingdoms, but these were almost all destroyed by the Vikings, and by the end of the century, Wessex was dominant under Alfred the Great. Æthelred cooperated with Alfred in fighting the Vikings, and accepted his lordship, an important step towards the unification of England in the 10th century."
PS. The article is still not shown as FA, no doubt due to the continuing problems with the bot.

Thanks. Dudley Miles (talk) 20:38, 21 May 2014 (UTC)

Thank you very much, I've updated it per your suggestions. Adam Cuerden 19:04, 22 May 2014 (UTC)

FA congratulations (again)

Just a quick note to congratulate you on the promotion of Æthelred, Lord of the Mercians to FA status recently. If you would like to see this (or any other FA) appear as "Today's featured article" soon (either on a particular date or on any available date), please nominate it at the requests page. If you'd like to see an FA appear on a particular date in the next year or so, please add it to the "pending" list. In the absence of a request, the article may end up being picked at any time (although with about 1,307 articles waiting their turn at present, there's no telling how long – or short! – the wait might be). If you'd got any TFA-related questions or problems, please let me know. Bencherlite 18:27, 1 June 2014 (UTC)