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Mercia
Mercia , one of the kingdoms of Anglo-Saxon England, consisting generally of the region of the Midlands. It was settled by Angles c.500, probably first along the Trent valley. Its history emerges from obscurity with the reign of Penda , who extended his power over Wessex (645) and East Anglia (650)... Read more
Oswy
Oswy or Oswiu , d. 670, king of Northumbria. He succeeded (641) his brother Oswald in Bernicia only, Deira (the other part of Northumbria) having become a dependency of Mercia. However, when he killed Penda of Mercia at the battle of Winwæd (654), he not only made himself ruler of all ... Read more
Penda
Penda d. 654, king of Mercia (c.632-654). A noble of the Mercian royal house, he fought (629) the king of Wessex for lands along the Severn River. He then allied himself with Cadwallon of Wales, defeated (632) Edwin of Northumbria, and made himself king of Mercia. A great fighting king, he was th... Read more
Repton
Repton village, Derbyshire, central England. It was once a capital of the kingdom of Mercia . A monastery, the seat of the Mercia bishops, stood there in the 7th cent. but was later destroyed by the Danes. Remains exist of a priory founded in 1172, and the Church of St. Wystan has a fine Saxon cry... Read more
kingdom of Sussex
kingdom of Sussex one of the Anglo-Saxon heptarchy (seven kingdoms) in England, located S of the Weald. It was settled in the late 5th cent. (according to tradition in 477) by Saxons under Ælle, who defeated the Celts in several battles and established a brief military supremacy. Little is kn... Read more
Æthelbald
Æthelbald , d. 757, king of Mercia (716-57), grandson of a brother of Penda. He spent years in exile before he became king. A strong ruler, by 731 he controlled all England S of the Humber River and led expeditions into Northumbria (740) and against the Welsh (743). He was murdered by his body... Read more
Edwy
Edwy or Eadwig , d. 959, king of the English (955-57) and king of Wessex (955-59), son of Edmund. He succeeded his uncle, Edred as king of the English, but in 957, Mercia and Northumbria shifted their allegiance to his brother Edgar . Little is known of his short reign, except that he quarreled... Read more
Egbert
Egbert d. 839, king of Wessex (802-39). His name also appears as Ecgberht. He was descended from Cerdic and was apparently an unsuccessful aspirant for the crown of Wessex against Beohtric (reigned 786-802). He took refuge at the court of Offa of Mercia, but the alliance of Offa and Beohtric drov... Read more
Offa
Offa , d. 796, king of Mercia (757-96). He succeeded Æthelbald to the throne, but it was some years before he attained the power of his predecessor. Gradually he asserted his overlordship in Kent and then Sussex, and by 774 his charters styled him rex Anglorum [king of the English]. He restr... Read more
Offa's Dyke
Offa's Dyke ancient entrenchment of W England and E Wales, from the Dee estuary to near the estuary of the Wye River. It was built in the 8th cent. by Offa, king of Mercia , as a barrier against the Welsh and lies mainly along the England-Wales boundary. Watt's Dyke, a similar work, roughly parall... Read more

Encyclopedia entries related to "Mercia"

Mercia, kingdom of
Book article from: The Oxford Companion to British History Mercia, kingdom of. Mercia dominated Anglo-Saxon politics in the late 7th and 8th cents. The...assumed that it was Penda ( c. 626–55) who established Mercia as a major Anglo-Saxon kingdom. He and his son Wulfhere (658...
Mercia
Book article from: The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition Mercia , one of the kingdoms of Anglo-Saxon England...S of the Humber River. After his death Mercia suffered a three-year loss of ascendancy...Wulfhere, then reestablished a Greater Mercia that finally, under Æthelbald...
Leofric, earl of Mercia
Book article from: The Oxford Companion to British History Leofric, earl of Mercia (d. 1057). Leofric rose to power in the reign of Cnut , as one of three great earls involved in governing England. Loyal and...
Oswy
Book article from: The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition ...Northumbria) having become a dependency of Mercia. However, when he killed Penda of Mercia at the battle of Winwæd (654...Northumbria but gained actual possession of Mercia and overlordship of the southern English kingdoms...
Egbert
Book article from: The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition ...He took refuge at the court of Offa of Mercia, but the alliance of Offa and Beohtric...825. He also defeated King Beornwulf of Mercia at Ellandune (or Ellendun) in 825...Egbert's protection and revolted against Mercia. Beornwulf was killed in battle, and...
Alfred
Book article from: The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition ...The Danes moved into East Anglia and E Mercia, and Alfred established his overlordship in W Mercia. Alfred captured (886) London and concluded...thelbert of Kent, Ine of Wessex, and Offa of Mercia, he issued his own code of laws, which...
Hwicce, kingdom of the
Book article from: The Oxford Companion to British History ...seems to have been competition between Mercia and Wessex to control it in the early 7th cent., settled by Penda of Mercia's victory at the battle of Cirencester...charters of Æthelbald and Offa of Mercia . By the end of the 8th cent. the province...
Offa
Book article from: The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition Offa , d. 796, king of Mercia (757-96). He succeeded Æ...wresting control of the churches in Mercia from the hostile archbishop of Canterbury...s Dyke was built between Wales and Mercia. Offa's laws, now lost, were used...
Berkshire
Book article from: The Oxford Companion to British History ...of the Saxon occupation, it was disputed between Mercia and Wessex . Mercia gained the upper hand in the mid-7th cent. and the region was still held by Offa of Mercia in the 770s. It was recaptured by King Egbert for...
Æthelfleda, lady of the Mercians
Book article from: The Oxford Companion to British History ...was the last independent ruler of Mercia. The daughter of Alfred of Wessex and...she was married to Æthelred of Mercia, probably in the second half of the 880s...burhs (fortified centres) around western Mercia and for conducting successful military...

Dictionary entries related to "Mercia"

Mercia, kingdom of
Book article from: A Dictionary of British History Mercia, kingdom of Mercia dominated Anglo‐Saxon politics in the late 7th and 8th...assumed that it was Penda ( c. 626–55) who established Mercia as a major Anglo‐Saxon kingdom. He and his son Wulfhere...
Mercia
Book article from: A Dictionary of World History Mercia A former kingdom of central England. It was established by invading Angles...modern times the name has been revived, for example, in the ‘West Mercia Authority’, an area of police administration covering the counties...
Leofric, earl of Mercia
Book article from: A Dictionary of British History Leofric, earl of Mercia (d. 1057). Leofric rose to power in the reign of Cnut , as one of three great earls involved in governing England. In 1051...
England, kingdom of
Book article from: A Dictionary of British History ...kingdoms of East Anglia, Kent, Essex, Mercia, Northumbria, and Wessex struggled for...Northumbria, the struggle was between Mercia and Wessex and the probability was that...Saxon settlement emerged the kingdom of Mercia. In the later 8th cent., Offa (d...
Berkshire
Book article from: A Dictionary of British History ...of the Saxon occupation, it was disputed between Mercia and Wessex . Mercia gained the upper hand in the mid‐7th cent. and the region was still held by Offa of Mercia in the 770s. It was recaptured by King Egbert for...
Æthelfleda, lady of the Mercians
Book article from: A Dictionary of British History ...was the last independent ruler of Mercia. The daughter of Alfred of Wessex and...she was married to Æthelred of Mercia, probably in the second half of the 880s...burhs (fortified centres) around western Mercia and conducted successful military campaigns...
Oxfordshire
Book article from: A Dictionary of British History ...between Wessex , south of the Thames, and Mercia the midlands kingdom. Wessex regained...under Sherborne, a Wessex diocese. When Mercia regained control, the see was moved to...Wantage—yet another victory for Mercia over Wessex. the M40 bisects the county...
Egbert
Book article from: A Dictionary of World History ...supremacy to an end, and annexed Kent, Essex, Surrey, and Sussex. In 829 Mercia itself fell to Egbert and Northumbria acknowledged his rule. By the time of his death, Mercia had become independent again, but his reign foreshadowed the supremacy...
Leicestershire
Book article from: A Dictionary of British History ...x2010;Saxon settlers and became part of the kingdom of Mercia in the 7th cent., under the episcopal jurisdiction of Lichfield...though it was reconquered by Æthelfleda on behalf of Mercia in 918, Danish influence remained substantial. The shire was...
Middle Angles, kingdom of
Book article from: A Dictionary of British History ...but the only known king of the whole Middle Angles is Peada of Mercia . It was during his rulership that the Middle Angles were officially...The lack of any corporate history before their domination by Mercia had led some historians to doubt whether the Middle Angles had...

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Bring back John and Ros! SACKED DJs: Hundreds of Mercia listeners call for popular breakfast presenters to be given a second chance.(News)
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Mercia Software Announces Significant Progress in North American Market for 2001.
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There wouldn't be a king of Mercia.(Features)
Newspaper article from: Sunday Mercury (Birmingham, England); 10/21/2007; 700+ words ; ...commitment to the reinstatement of the Witan of Mercia. But perhaps you misunderstood the subtleties...have never wanted to become the King of Mercia or to rule the region. I am well-known...decision-making. The Constitution Of Mercia excludes the re-introduction of kings...
Infor acquires Mercia supply chain planning solutions from Finmatica.
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Mercia Software and Atrio Systems Form Partnership to Further Penetrate Service Parts Market.
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Partnership allows: development in painting and plastics industry. (Special Feature - ABB).(ABB Robotics partnership agreement with Mercia Systems)
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Find puts Mercia back on the map.(Letters)
Newspaper article from: The Birmingham Post (England); 9/30/2009; 700+ words ; ...upton A week ago, if you had mentioned Mercia, most people would have thought you were...Birmingham Museum & Art Gallery), Mercia is on everyone's lips. I doubt whether...elsewhere - that the Anglo-Saxon kingdom of Mercia has had, not so much a bad press as a...
Mercia Police lifeline.(News)
Newspaper article from: The Birmingham Post (England); 1/19/2006; 694 words ; ...Editor Tony Blair threw a lifeline to West Mercia Police yesterday when he said it may escape...Warwickshire, Staffordshire and West Mercia forces. The Prime Minister insisted every...terrorism, for smaller forces such as West Mercia. But in other ways, West Mercia Police...