He managed to save [[London]] but was defeated in [[Essex]] in the autumn. The campaign was partly successful in that Canute agreed on a treaty in which the kingdom would be partitioned, with Edmund retaining [[Wessex]]; and each would succeed to the throne of England if the other died. Edmund died of unknown causes on 30th November that year, and Canute became king of England. | He managed to save [[London]] but was defeated in [[Essex]] in the autumn. The campaign was partly successful in that Canute agreed on a treaty in which the kingdom would be partitioned, with Edmund retaining [[Wessex]]; and each would succeed to the throne of England if the other died. Edmund died of unknown causes on 30th November that year, and Canute became king of England. |