▁generally ▁accepted ▁B ede ' s ▁report ▁of ▁Co en red ' s ▁and ▁Off a ' s ▁ab dic ations , ▁but ▁Barbara ▁Y or ke ▁has ▁suggested ▁that ▁they ▁may ▁not ▁have ▁rel in qu ished ▁their ▁thr ones ▁volunt arily . ▁There ▁are ▁instances ▁of ▁k ings ▁being ▁for ci b ly ▁removed ▁and ▁placed ▁in ▁holy ▁orders ▁to ▁make ▁them ▁in el ig ible ▁for ▁king ship ; ▁one ▁such ▁was ▁King ▁Os red ▁II ▁of ▁North umb ria , ▁who ▁was ▁forced ▁into ▁a ▁monaster y . ▁On ▁the ▁other ▁hand , ▁if ▁Co en red ▁went ▁will ingly , ▁as ▁B ede ▁rel ates , ▁then ▁the ▁apparently ▁friendly ▁relationship ▁between ▁Off a ▁and ▁Co en red , ▁his ▁over l ord , ▁makes ▁it ▁clear ▁that ▁the ▁relationship ▁between ▁an ▁over l ord ▁and ▁his ▁under king ▁was ▁not ▁host ile ▁in ▁every ▁case . ▁ ▁Co en red ▁was ▁tons ured ▁in ▁Rome , ▁wh ence ▁he ▁was ▁accompanied ▁by ▁Off a , ▁son ▁of ▁S igh ere , ▁king ▁of ▁the ▁East ▁Sax ons , ▁and ▁became ▁a ▁mon k ▁" at ▁the ▁threshold ▁of ▁the ▁apost les " ▁as ▁B ede ▁had ▁it ; ▁he ▁stayed ▁in ▁Rome ▁until ▁his ▁death , ▁the ▁date ▁of ▁which ▁is ▁unknown . ▁▁ ▁He ▁is ▁not ▁recorded ▁as ▁having ▁a ▁wife ▁or ▁children . ▁The ▁E ves ham ▁Chron icle ▁kept ▁at ▁E ves ham ▁Ab bey , ▁however , ▁claims ▁that ▁he ▁was ▁an ▁ancest