Ealdred

Abbot of Tavistock; Bishop of Hereford; Bishop of Worcester; Archbishop of York · Religious Figures · Died 1069

Ealdred was Abbot of Tavistock, Bishop of Worcester, and Archbishop of York in early medieval England. He was related to a number of other ecclesiastics of the period. After becoming a monk at the monastery at Winchester, he was appointed Abbot of Tavistock Abbey in around 1027.

Ealdred is read about 19 times a day, in 16 languages.

A typical day, 30 days to 16 August 2026

The middle day of the days counted, so one week of news cannot move it. The line under it is the last 60 days, one point a day.

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Harold Godwinson, from the Bayeux Tapestry, whom Ealdred failed to catch in 1051

The funeral cortège of Edward the Confessor, from the Bayeux Tapestry

A penny from the time of William I

About this person

In 1046 he was named to the Bishopric of Worcester. Ealdred, besides his episcopal duties, served Edward the Confessor, the King of England, as a diplomat and as a military leader. He worked to bring one of the king's relatives, Edward the Exile, back to England from Hungary to secure an heir for the childless king.