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Benjamin Barr Lindsey (1869-1943), American jurist and reformer, founded the juvenile court. His arguments favoring a loose construction of marriage vows helped modernize understanding of the implications of marriage.
The Anglo-Saxon king Ethelred the Unready (c. 968-1016) ruled the English from 978 to 1016. During his reign England was repeatedly attacked by Danish armies seeking to destroy the sovereignty of the Anglo-Saxons and to plunder their land.