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![Kingdom of Mercia](https://www.worldhistory.org/img/c/p/360x202/8266.jpg?v=1713721866)
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Kingdom of Mercia
The Kingdom of Mercia (c. 527-879 CE) was an Anglo-Saxon political entity located in the midlands of present-day Britain and bordered on the south by the Kingdom of Wessex, on the west by Wales, north by Northumbria, and on the east by East...
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Kingdom of Wessex
The Kingdom of Wessex (c. 519-927 CE or c. 519-1066 CE) was a political entity founded by the West Saxon Chieftain Cerdic (r. 519-540 CE) in 519 CE in the Upper Thames Valley of modern-day Britain which would later evolve into the modern...
![Cwenthryth of Mercia](https://www.worldhistory.org/img/c/p/360x202/9652.jpg?v=1618220704)
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Cwenthryth of Mercia
Cwenthryth of Mercia (also given as Cwoenthryth, 9th century CE) was the daughter of King Coenwulf (r. 796-821 CE). Little is known of her actual life but she later became infamous in the 12th century CE through the legend of St. Kenelm as...
![Aethelflaed, Lady of the Mercians](https://www.worldhistory.org/img/c/p/360x202/8252.png?v=1650452886)
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Aethelflaed, Lady of the Mercians
Aethelflaed (r. 911-918 CE) was the daughter of King Alfred the Great of Wessex (r. 871-899 CE) and became queen of Mercia following the death of her husband Aethelred II, Lord of the Mercians (r. 883-911 CE). She is best known as the “Lady...
![King Egbert of Wessex](https://www.worldhistory.org/img/c/p/360x202/9481.jpg?v=1716017772)
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King Egbert of Wessex
Egbert of Wessex (l. c. 770-839 CE, r. 802-839 CE; also given as Ecgberht, Ecbert) was the most powerful and influential king of Wessex prior to the reign of Alfred the Great (r. 871-899 CE). Egbert came to the throne at a time when the neighboring...
![Kingdom of Northumbria](https://www.worldhistory.org/img/c/p/360x202/9609.png?v=1673836688)
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Kingdom of Northumbria
The Kingdom of Northumbria (c. 604-954 CE) was a political entity in the north of modern-day Britain with Mercia directly to the south, the Kingdoms of the Welsh to the west, and the land of the Picts to the north; the eastern line of the...
![Aethelwulf of Wessex](https://www.worldhistory.org/img/c/p/360x202/9489.jpg?v=1716017764)
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Aethelwulf of Wessex
Aethelwulf (r. 839-858 CE) was King of Wessex, a region in modern-day Britain, son and successor to Egbert of Wessex (r. 802-839 CE) who had unified and expanded his kingdom with Aethelwulf's assistance. Aethelwulf fought at the Battle of...
![Vikings TV Series - Historical Accuracy](https://www.worldhistory.org/img/c/p/360x202/9576.jpg?v=1700495166)
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Vikings TV Series - Historical Accuracy
Vikings (2013-present) is a historical fiction TV series created and written by English screenwriter Michael Hirst for the History Channel. Filmed in Ireland, the show draws on Scandinavian and European history and lore as it follows the...
![Alfred the Great](https://www.worldhistory.org/img/c/p/360x202/8407.jpg?v=1714900683)
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Alfred the Great
Alfred the Great (r. 871-899 CE) was the king of Wessex in Britain but came to be known as King of the Anglo-Saxons after his military victories over Viking adversaries and later successful negotiations with them. He is the best-known Anglo-Saxon...
![Map of Kingdom of Mercia](https://www.worldhistory.org/img/c/p/360x202/9620.png?v=1708761664)
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Map of Kingdom of Mercia
A map showing the greatest extent of the Kingdom of Mercia (c. 527-879 CE), an Anglo-Saxon political entity located in the midlands of present-day Britain