
If you think life is tough for today's Millennials, take a look at the last time around. As the year CMXCIX A.D. rolls into year M, it is the end of the world as they know it. A lot of the credit goes to King Aethelred II (better known as the Unready), Canute (the Viking who replaced him on the throne) and Queen Emma (the ruthless queen who married them both).