Edmund II, or Edmund Ironside, had become king on St George’s Day 1016 when his dad Æthelred processed off this mortal coil, and he’d been kinging himself for a mere seven months when he breathed his last on St Andrew’s Day, possibly looking like this as he went

‘If we take care of everyone, that will contribute to a stronger society. It’s not a weakness to need help and no one is invincible.'

2/3 I have made three of my cartoons into new, limited edition prints. You can get them now at www.tomgauld.com/shop

My daughter was a gamer. She’s now a senior engineer. And a great cook. Gender boundaries, like sectarianism are a creation, not a given.

Ours was interrupted a few months ago, and yep, had to go out and buy bottled water. For the cats!