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2 days ago · Alfred the Great (Old English: Ælfrǣd [ˈæɫvˌræːd]; c.849 – 26 October 899) was King of the West Saxons from 871 to 886, and King of the Anglo-Saxons from 886 until his death in 899. He was the youngest son of King Æthelwulf and his first wife Osburh, who both died when Alfred was young.
5 days ago · Æthelstan encountered resistance in Wessex for several months, and was not crowned until September 925. In 927, he conquered the last remaining Viking kingdom, York, making him the first Anglo-Saxon ruler of the whole of England. In 934, he invaded Scotland and forced Constantine II to submit to him.
- England
- Kingdom of Wessex, England
- between circa 893 and circa 895
- October 27, 939 (39-50)England
2 days ago · A King’s perceived military strength and the idea of a King’s ‘divine right’ to rule were both essential to ensuring a King was supported during the Medieval era. Hardrada and Tostig’s joint forces seized the city of York on 20th September defeating English forces. This became known as the Battle of Gate Fulford.
Sep 20, 2024 · Ethelred the Unready (born 968?—died April 23, 1016, London, England) was the king of the English from 978 to 1013 and from 1014 to 1016. He was an ineffectual ruler who failed to prevent the Danes from overrunning England.
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Sep 26, 2024 · Æthelwulf had been King of Kent (which also at that time included Essex, Surrey, and Sussex) while his father ruled Wessex; the new continued that practice, appointing his oldest son, Æthelstan, to rule Kent.
1 day ago · After Wihtred’s death in 725 and Ine’s abdication in 726, both Kent and Wessex had internal troubles and could not resist the Mercian kings Aethelbald and Offa. The great age of Mercia Aethelbald succeeded in 716 to the rule of all the Midlands and to the control of Essex and London.
Oct 3, 2024 · Image: Æthelflæd (from The Cartulary and Customs of Abingdon Abbey, c. 1220) Æthelflæd was the Lady of the Mercians, ruling Mercia in the English Midlands from 911 until her death in 918. She was the eldest daughter of Alfred the Great, King of Wessex, and his wife, Ealhswith. Æthelflæd played a key role in defending and governing Mercia ...
