featured article Infobox monarch name thelbald title King of Mercia image Aethelbald name on Ismere Diploma.jpg rank 7th reign 716 757 predecessor Ceolred of Mercia Ceolred successor Beornrad of Mercia ... . ref died 757 was the List of monarchs of Mercia King of Mercia , in what is now the English Midlands , from 716 until 757. During his long reign, Mercia became the dominant kingdom of the Anglo ... the strong Mercian kings Penda of Mercia Penda and Wulfhere of Mercia Wulfhere . Mercian Supremacy Mercian domination of England continued until the end of the eighth century Offa of Mercia Offa ... of Mercia Ceolred . Both Wessex and Kingdom of Kent Kent were ruled by strong kings at that time, but within ... was killed in 757 by his bodyguards. He was succeeded briefly by Beornrad of Mercia Beornrad ... was Eowa, who may have shared the throne for some time with his brother, Penda of Mercia. The Anglo ..., owing allegiance to Penda, or if instead Eowa and Penda had divided Mercia between them. If they did divide the kingdom, it is likely that Eowa ruled northern Mercia, as Penda s son Peada was established later as the king of southern Mercia by the Northumbrian Oswiu of Northumbria Oswiu , who defeated ... ruled Mercia Ceolred of Mercia Ceolred , a grandson of Penda and therefore a second cousin of thelbald, was king of Mercia from 709 to 716. ref name Kirby 227 See the genealogy in figure 8 of the appendix ... publisher Oxford University Press ref thelbald returned to Mercia and became ruler. It is possible ... of the short reign of Beornrad of Mercia Beornrad , who succeeded thelbald for less than a year, Mercia was ruled for eighty years by two of the most powerful Anglo Saxon kings, thelbald and Offa ... of the ruling dynasty, and consequent absorption of the kingdom into Mercia, see Campbell ... this time that London became attached to the kingdom of Mercia rather than that of Essex. Three of thelbald s predecessors&mdash thelred of Mercia thelred , Coenred of Mercia Coenred ... more details
HMS Mercia was a shore establishment of the Royal Navy based in Smith Street, Coventry , in the United Kingdom . It functioned as a communications training centre. ref name Warlow cite book title Shore Establishments of the Royal Navy publisher Maritime Books author Warlow, Ben year 2000 pages 93 isbn 978 0 907771 74 6 ref The ship was commissioned on 1 October 1984, and paid off on 29 July 1994, when the ship s company were moved to HMS Forward shore establishment 1984 HMS Forward in nearby Birmingham . ref name Warlow cite book title Shore Establishments of the Royal Navy publisher Maritime Books author Warlow, Ben year 2000 pages 111 isbn 978 0 907771 74 6 ref References reflist Category Royal Navy shore establishments ... more details
window from the cloister of Worcester Cathedral showing the death of Penda of Mercia Penda died ... ref was a 7th century List of monarchs of Mercia King of Mercia , the Heptarchy Anglo Saxon ... of the name Penda is unknown. Penda of Mercia is the only monarch with this name, but a number .... John T. Koch noted that, Penda and a number of other royal names from early Anglian Mercia have more ... Penda was a son of Pybba of Mercia Pybba and said to be a descendant of Icel person Icel , with a lineage ... blockquote Penda was Pybba s offspring, Pybba was Creoda of Mercia Cryda s offspring, Cryda Cynewald s offspring, Cynewald Cnebba s offspring, Cnebba Icel of Mercia Icel s offspring, Icel Eomer s offspring ... had 12 sons, including Penda, but that Penda and Eowa of Mercia Eowa were those best known to its ... king is uncertain, as are the circumstances. Another Mercian king, Cearl of Mercia Cearl , is mentioned ... years of age, would have left behind children who were still young his son Wulfhere of Mercia Wulfhere ... Severn . ref name fn 16 These lands, to the southwest of Mercia, had apparently been taken by the West ... might have withdrawn from the war before Heavenfield to secure or consolidate his position in Mercia ... suggested. ref name fn 23 Since the potential existed for Eadfrith to be put to use in Mercia s favour ... early involvement in the area of the Hwicce, to the south of Mercia, ref Kirby Earliest English Kings page 68 ref as well as by the fact that, after Penda s death, his son Peada of Mercia Peada was allowed to rule southern Mercia while the northern part was placed under direct Northumbrian control ... the dominant figure in Mercia during the years between Hatfield and Maserfield. ref Brooks, pages 165 ... that Eowa was ruling Mercia from c . 635 until 642. ref Maserfield Main Battle of Maserfield ... been suggested that he was acting against a threat posed to his domination of Mercia by a hostile ... Oswiu . Mercia thus enjoyed a greatly enhanced position of strength relative to the surrounding ... more details
patronage Mercia Lichfield of astronomy astronomers shrine Lichfield Cathedral , now destroyed ... of Chad s lifetime was between Northumbria and Mercia . Penda , the pagan king of Mercia , continually ... and killed Penda in 655, causing Mercia to descend into disunity for a more than a decade, and allowing ... in Mercia in the following generation. The rise of Cedd Cedd , probably the elder brother, had ... was also on a diplomatic mission from Oswiu, seeking to build an encircling alliance around Mercia .... File Mercia in time of Chad.jpg thumb 660px center The removal of Chad In 666, Wilfrid returned ..., like Gilling and Ripon . He did, however, assert his episcopal rank by going into Mercia and even ... The recall of Chad Later that same year, King Wulfhere of Mercia requested a bishop. Wulfhere and the other ... until his death 655 . Penda had allowed bishops to operate in Mercia, although none had succeeded in establishing ... of the Diocese of Lichfield Diocese of Mercia ultimately became settled at Lichfield .... Lichfield was very close to the old Roman road of Watling Street , the main route across Mercia, and a short distance from Mercia s main royal centre at Tamworth . Wulhere also donated land sufficient ... information about the work of Chad in Mercia, implying that in style and substance it was a continuation ... on business. Chad worked in Mercia and Lindsey for only two and a half years before he too died during a plague. Yet St. Bede could write in a letter that Mercia came to the faith and Essex was recovered ... years as bishop were decisive in Christianising Mercia. The death of Chad Chad died on 2 March 672 ... and Mercia together. Bede tells us that Owin was working outside the oratory at Lichfield. Inside ... of Mercia in 736 ref name pase.ac.uk to one Cyneberht ref name Ref 4 http www.pase.ac.uk jsp ..., only some of its bearers are named directly after Chad of Mercia. Perhaps the best known Chad ... ca s bef before Jaruman as Bishop of Mercia s ttl title Bishop of Lichfield Bishop of the Mercians ... more details
Ceolwulf II probably died 881 AD was the last king of Mercia king of the Mercians . He succeeded Burgred of Mercia who was deposed in 874. Dynastic background On anthroponymic grounds, Ceolwulf is thought to belong to the C dynasty of Mercian kings, a family which claimed descent from Pybba of Mercia . The C dynasty, beginning with Coenwulf of Mercia Coenwulf , may have had ties to the ruling family of Hwicce in south west Mercia. ref The tie to Pybba was through an unknown son named Cenwalh. Pybba ... before Burgred of MerciaBurgred s ttl title Mercia King of Mercia years 874 circa c . 881 s aft ... ancestry is unknown, but he is thought to be a descendant of Ceolwulf I of Mercia Ceolwulf I through his daughter lffl d. lffl d was first married to Wigmund of Mercia Wigmund , son of King Wiglaf of Mercia Wiglaf , and then to Beorhtfrith, son of King Beorhtwulf of Mercia Beorhtwulf . Far from ... of thanes who witnessed charters under Burgred witnessed charters under Ceolwulf, and his charters were witnessed by Mercian bishops, testifying to his acceptance in Mercia. ref Walker, pp. 59&ndash ... to be a younger brother of Wigstan of Mercia . ref Mercia, Wessex and the Vikings The Anglo Saxon ... of Mercia , Burhred, over sea, when he had reigned about two and twenty winters, and subdued all that land ... the Great , king of Wessex , brother in law of King Burgred. This account is considered to be biased ... the Elder to the overlordship of Mercia. ref Walker, pp. 59&ndash 60 Yorke, p. 123. ref Ceolwulf s kingdom is presumed to have been reduced to the northern and western parts of Mercia. ref Walker, p ... person&id CeolwulfIIofMercia Sean Miller, Ceolwulf II, king of Mercia. . See http www.fitzmuseum.cam.ac.uk ... of Mercia family tree Notes reflist 2 References Blackburn, M.A.S. The London Mint during the Reign ... in Anglo Saxon History 9. Woodbridge, 1998. 1 45. Walker, Ian, Mercia and the Making of England. Stroud ... of Early Anglo Saxon England. London Seaby, 1990. ISBN 1 85264 027 8 Zaluckij, Sarah, Mercia the Anglo ... more details
, Beorhtfrith. 852 valign top bgcolor DDEEFF Burgred of MerciaBurgred 852&ndash 874 Conjectured kinsman ... of Burgred. Reconquered eastern Mercia. 12 Jun 918 valign top bgcolor FFE8E8 lfwynn small Lady small ...Anglo Saxon Kings mergefrom Earl of Mercia discuss Talk List of monarchs of Mercia Merger proposal date October 2010 The Mercia Kingdom of Mercia was an important state in the English Midlands from the 6th ... right The traditional rulers of Mercia were known as the Iclings, descendants of the kings of the Angles ..., C and W by historians, competed for the throne. ref Zaluckyj, Sarah & Feryok, Marge. Mercia The Anglo ... width 50px border 1px solid aaaaaa span Mercia under external occupation ... of Mercia Icel c. 527 or c. 515 &ndash ? Son of Eomer , last King of the Angles in Angeln . Led his .... ? valign top bgcolor FFFFCC Cynewald ? Son of Cnebba. ? valign top bgcolor FFFFCC Creoda of Mercia ... . c. 593 valign top bgcolor FFFFCC Pybba of Mercia Pybba c. 593&ndash c. 606 Son of Creoda. Extended ... Cearl of Mercia Cearl c. 606&ndash c. 626 No known relation to his predecessors. Possibly a usurper or distant kinsman. c. 626 valign top bgcolor FFFFCC Penda of Mercia Penda c. 626&ndash 655 Son of Pybba. Raised Mercia to dominant status amongst the Anglo Saxon kingdoms. Last Anglo Saxon paganism pagan ruler of Mercia. Killed in battle by Oswiu of Northumbria . 15 Nov 655 valign top bgcolor FFFFCC Eowa of Mercia Eowa c. 635&ndash 642 Son of Pybba. Co ruler. Killed in battle. 5 Aug 642 valign top bgcolor FFFFCC Peada of Mercia Peada c. 653&ndash 656 Son of Penda. Co ruler in the south east ... took direct control of Mercia after the death of Penda. Also King of Northumbria 655&ndash 670 . 15 Feb 670 valign top bgcolor FFFFCC Wulfhere of Mercia Wulfhere 658&ndash 675 Son of Penda. Restored Mercian dominance in England. First Christian king of all Mercia. 675 valign top bgcolor FFFFCC thelred of Mercia thelred I 675&ndash 704 Son of Penda. Abdicated and retired to a monastery at Bardney ... more details
lffl d was the daughter of Ceolwulf I of Mercia , and later married Wigmund of Mercia . Their son, Wigstan of Mercia , inherited the throne in 840 but, declining the kingship, appointed his mother as regent. She was deposed from this position by Beorhtwulf of Mercia . ref Ashley, Mike. The Mammoth Book of British Kings and Queens 1999 ISBN 0 7867 0692 9 ref lffl d should not be confused with her earlier Mercian namesake, lffl d of Mercia lffl d , the daughter of Offa of Mercia . References reflist Kings of Mercia DEFAULTSORT Aelfflaed Of Mercia 02 Category 9th century English people Category Women of medieval England Category Mercian monarchs england bio stub ... more details
Ceolwulf I was King of Mercia and Kent, from 821 to 823. He was the brother of Coenwulf of Mercia C nwulf , his predecessor, and was deposed by Beornwulf of Mercia Beornwulf . See also Kings of Mercia family tree See also List of monarchs of Kent Chronology of Kentish Kings External links http www.anglo saxons.net hwaet ?do seek&query S 186 http www.anglo saxons.net hwaet ?do seek&query S 187 start box s reg other s bef rows 3 before Coenwulf of Mercia Coenwulf s ttl title List of monarchs of Mercia King of Mercia years 821 823 s aft rows 2 after Beornwulf of Mercia Beornwulf s ttl title Kings of East Anglia King of East Anglia years 821 823 s ttl title List of monarchs of Kent King of Kent years 821 823 s aft after Baldred of Kent Baldred s end Kings of Mercia East Anglian Monarchs Kentish Monarchs DEFAULTSORT Ceolwulf 01 Of Mercia Category Mercian monarchs Category 9th century rulers in Europe Category 9th century English people England bio stub de Ceolwulf I. von Mercien fr Ceolwulf Ier de Mercie it Ceolwulf I hu I. Ceolwulf merciai kir ly ru I ... more details
about the late IX early X century ealdorman the VII century king thelred of Mercia Ealdorman thelred died 911 was ruler of Mercia from about 883, when he submitted to Alfred the Great King Alfred of Wessex. ref Barbara Yorke, Edward as theling , N. J. Higham & D. H. Hill eds, Edward the Elder 899 924 , Routledge, 2001, p. 36. ref He married Alfred s daughter thelfl d thelflaed between 882 and 887, and his title was Lord of the Mercians . Although he had many attributes of a king, he was subject to the power of his close ally Wessex . His descent is unknown, and he does not appear to have been closely related to his immediate predecessors. ref Maggie Bailey, lfwynn, Second Lady of the Mercians , Higham & Hill eds, pp. 112 113. ref In 886, he was given control of London ref For context, see Lundenwic , Lundenburgh and Museum of London Archaeology Service . ref by Alfred. As Alfred reconquered the Danelaw , it was useful to place the ruler of the divided Kingdom of Mercia in control ..., thelflaed became the effective ruler of Mercia due to thelred s ill health, and when he died in 911 she succeeded him. After thelflaed s death in 918, their daughter lfwynn briefly ruled Mercia until deposed by Edward the Elder . ref Bailey, pp. 113 117 ref See also Kings of Mercia family tree ... Stories series of books, features him. s start s reg other s bef before Ceolwulf II of Mercia Ceolwulf II as King of the Mercians s ttl title List of monarchs of Mercia Lord of the Mercians years circa c . 883 911 s aft after Ethelfleda s end Kings of Mercia References Reflist Persondata NAME Aethelred Of Mercia ALTERNATIVE NAMES SHORT DESCRIPTION Ruler of Mercia DATE OF BIRTH PLACE OF BIRTH DATE OF DEATH 911 PLACE OF DEATH DEFAULTSORT Aethelred Of Mercia Category 9th century births Category ... Ealdorman fr thelred II de Mercie it Earl Aethelred di Mercia he , no thelred, ealdorman av Mercia ru II sh Earl Aethelred od Mercije ... more details
in Mercia but swiftly submitted when William moved against them. In 1071 they again sought ... of Mercia Edith , had been married to Harold Godwinson until the latter s death at Battle of Hastings ... S start s reg en s bef before lfg r, Earl of Mercia lfg r s ttl title Earl of Mercia years 1062 1071 s aft after None br Role abolished S end Persondata name Edwin, Earl of Mercia alternative names ... Category Earls of Mercia Category Year of birth unknown UK noble stub eo Edvino Mercia fr Edwin de Mercie no Edwin av Mercia ru , uk ... more details
West Mercia Police Authority is the governing body of the West Mercia Police force in the England English counties of Herefordshire , Worcestershire , and Shropshire . Constitution Police Authorities are usually a board of members consisting of local councillors and independent members appointed directly to serve in that role. The Police Authority has a membership of 17 people drawn from across the force area Nine members are Councillor s, nominated by the lead Council local authorities in West Mercia . Eight are Independent Members directly appointed at least one of these members has to be a magistrate . The Police Authority also has two co opted Independent Members appointed to the Standards Committee. ref http www.westmerciapoliceauthority.gov.uk about us who we are ?PHPSESSID b58b820e13a23c575394353329d0c60b ref See also Police Authority External links http www.westmerciapoliceauthority.gov.uk West Mercia Police Authority Official Website Reference List reflist Category Police authorities of the United Kingdom ... more details
Other uses lfgar disambiguation lfgar died c. 1062 was son of Leofric, Earl of Mercia , by his well known wife Godgifu Lady Godiva . ref Patrick W. Montague Smith Letters Godiva s family tree The Times , 25 January 1983 ref He succeeded to his father s title and responsibilities on the latter s death in 1057. lfgar gained from the exile of Earl Godwin of Wessex and his sons in 1051. He was given the Earldom of East Anglia , which had been that of Harold Godwinson Harold , son of Godwin. Earl Godwin and King Edward the Confessor Edward were reconciled the following year, so Harold was restored to his earldom but not for long. At Easter 1053 Godwin died, so Harold became Earl of Wessex, and the earldom of East Anglia returned to lfgar. ref name ODNB Ann Williams, lfgar, earl of Mercia d. 1062? , Oxford Dictionary of National Biography, Oxford University Press, 2004 http www.oxforddnb.com view article 178 , accessed 18 April 2008 ref ref The Anglo Saxon Chronicle . ref lfgar seems to have learned from the tactics Godwin used to put pressure on King Edward. When he was himself exiled in 1055, he raised a fleet of 18 ships in Ireland and then turned to Wales , where King Gruffydd ap Llywelyn Gruffydd agreed to join forces with him against King Edward. Two miles from Hereford , on 24 October, they clashed with the army of the Earl of Herefordshire , Ralph the Timid . The Earl and his ... Priory . He was survived by three children, two sons, Edwin, Earl of Mercia Edwin , later Earl of Mercia, and Morcar , later Earl of Northumbria , and a daughter Ealdgyth, daughter of Earl lfgar ... , King of England . ref name ODNB Notes Reflist S start succession box title Earl of Mercia before Leofric, Earl of Mercia Leofric after Edwin, Earl Of Mercia Edwin years 1057&ndash 1062 succession ... births Category 1062 deaths Category Earls of Mercia Category Earls of East Anglia Category Year of birth unknown Category Place of birth unknown de lfgar eo Aelfgar Mercia fr lfgar no lfgar av Mercia ... more details
Mercia Inshore Search and Rescue MISAR , also known as Mercia Rescue , is a water rescue team operating from the marina in Upton upon Severn , Worcestershire , England . Mercia Rescue is a registered charity , staffed by volunteers with a professional attitude and reliant upon donations . The team are currently developing an NVQ qualification in water borne rescue skills that will be made available to other rescue organisations in the near future. Training in boat handling and VHF Marine Radio is to Royal Yachting Association RYA standards, and Swiftwater rescue training to the American National Fire Protection Association NFPA 1670 Standard on Operations and Training for Technical Rescue is undertaken with the http www.rescue3.co.uk Rescue3 company in Bala, Gwynedd Bala , Wales . All qualifications are encompassed within a unique 10 unit training programme designed to maximise the skills, knowledge and professionalism of the working crews. MISAR is a partner of the Environment Agency for the Upton flood barrier http www.environment agency.gov.uk news 1583502?lang e®ion &projectstatus &theme &subject &searchfor &topic &area &month scheme . See also Royal National Lifeboat Institution covers the River Severn downstream of Avonmouth Severn Area Rescue Association covers the River Severn upstream of Avonmouth to Wyre Forest External links http www.merciarescue.org index.shtml www.merciarescue.org Category River Severn Category Organisations based in Worcestershire Category Volunteer search and rescue in the United Kingdom Category Sea rescue organisations of the United Kingdom ... more details
Leofric died 31 August or 30 September 1057 was the Earl of Mercia and founded monasteries at Coventry and Much Wenlock . Leofric is remembered as the husband of Lady Godiva . Life and political influence Leofric was the son of Ealdorman Leofwine, Earl of Mercia Leofwine of the Hwicce , who died c. 1023. Leofric s elder brother Northman, son of Leofwine Northman was killed in 1017, in the losing battles against Cnut the Great . ref Ann Williams, Leofric, earl of Mercia d. 1057 , Oxford Dictionary of National Biography, Oxford University Press, 2004 online edn, May 2005 http www.oxforddnb.com view article 16470, accessed 18 April 2008 ref ref name ASC The Anglo Saxon Chronicle ref The victorious Cnut divided England into four great provinces Wessex , East Anglia , Mercia and Northumbria each of which he eventually placed under the control of an earl a title new to the English, replacing the Anglo Saxon ealdorman . Mercia he initially left in the hands of Eadric Streona , who had been Ealdorman of Mercia since 1007, but Eadric was killed later in the same year of 1017. ref name ASC Mercia may have been given to Leofric immediately after that. ref http fmg.ac Projects MedLands ENGLAND, 20AngloSaxon 20nobility.htm Jerusalem Bot generated title ref He had certainly become Earl of Mercia by the 1030s. This made him one of the most powerful men in the land, second only to Earl Godwin of Wessex ... his son lfgar, Earl of Mercia lfgar was outlawed, without any fault , says the Anglo Saxon Chronicle ... by various units of the British Army as a symbol for Mercia. ref http mercianregiment.org.uk page1.html ..., Earl of Mercia lfgar succeeded Leofric as Earl of Mercia. In popular culture On screen, Leofric ... . Notes Reflist s start s reg en s vac last Eadric Streona s ttl title Earl of Mercia years c.1030 1057 s aft after lfg r, Earl of Mercia lfg r s end Persondata NAME ALTERNATIVE NAMES SHORT DESCRIPTION ... of Mercia Category 11th century English people eo Leofric Mercia fr L ofric de Mercie it Leofrico ... more details
Mercia Accident Rescue Service or MARS is a charity operation based on providing a fast response, highly experienced medical team to back up the emergency services of the England English counties of Herefordshire and Worcestershire . MARS is staffed by a team of 14 Doctors and two Advanced Nurse Practitioners . ref http www.marsbasics.org.uk welcome 4529425516 MARS Homepage ref See also West Midlands Ambulance Service Midlands Air Ambulance References reflist Category Rescue agencies ... more details
mercia environment.html ref volunteers 288 ref name HO page http police.homeoffice.gov.uk performance and measurement performance assessment assessments 2007 2008 west mercia ref budget 203.6 million ... Forces West Mercia .svg mapcaption sizearea 7,428 km 2,868 sqmi ref name key facts sizepopulation 1.19 million ref name key facts legaljuris England & Wales governingbody West Mercia Police Authority ... footnotes reference West Mercia Police , formerly known as West Mercia Constabulary , is the territorial ... members of the Special Constabulary. ref name key facts West Mercia is Home Office force 22 and call ... West Mercia Constabulary to West Mercia Police on 5 May 2009. ref http www.westmerciapoliceauthority.gov.uk index.php?p 1000416 ref West Mercia is a partner, alongside two other forces, in the Central ... new chief constable appointed to succeed paul west.html Territorial Policing Units West Mercia ... the prospect of West Mercia Constabulary being merged with other forces in the West Midlands region ... for the West Midlands region West Midlands region. This came under particular criticism from West Mercia ... in the West Mercia area. When John Reid politician John Reid became Home Secretary in 2006, he ... counties, West Mercia Police maintains many stations, including Worcestershire Worcester C TPU ... frontispiece . Shropshire Police was amalgamated into the larger West Mercia Constabulary in 1967 ... www.westmercia.police.uk West Mercia Police http www.westmerciapoliceauthority.gov.uk West Mercia ... in England no West Mercia Constabulary ... more details
Infobox rockunit name Mercia Mudstone Group image caption type Group stratigraphy Group age early Triassic to Rhaetian prilithology mudstone otherlithology siltstone , sandstone , halite , anhydrite namedfor Mercia namedby region country England coordinates unitof New Red Sandstone New Red Sandstone Supergroup subunits Blue Anchor Formation, Branscombe Mudstone Formation, Arden Sandstone Formation, Sidmouth Mudstone Formation, Tarporley Siltstone Formation underlies Penarth Group overlies Sherwood Sandstone Group thickness over 1350m extent widespread area map map caption Lower & Middle Keuper Marl, Keuper Waterstones and Upper & Lower Keuper Saliferous Beds redirect here. The Mercia Mudstone Group is an early Triassic lithostratigraphy lithostratigraphic group stratigraphy group a sequence of rock strata which is widespread in Britain, especially in the English Midlands indeed the name is derived from the ancient kingdom of Mercia which corresponds to that area. It is frequently encountered in older literature as the Keuper Marl or Keuper Marl Series . ref http www.bgs.ac.uk Lexicon lexicon.cfm?pub MMG BGS on line lexicon of rock units ref The Mercia Mudstone Group is now divided into five formations recognised and mappable across its entire outcrop and subcrop. The formations are a mix of mudstone s, siltstone s, sandstone s and halite s. Historically this sequence of rocks has been subdivided in different ways with different names in each of the basinal areas in which it is found. Increasing knowledge of the sequences and the more recent development of seamless electronic mapping by the British Geological Survey BGS necessitated a reappraisal of these divisions. A report published by BGS in 2008 recommended the abandonment of previous divisions and naming schemes in favour ..., G., Ambrose, K. and Rees, J. G. 2008. A formational framework for the Mercia Mudstone Group .... G. 2008. A formational framework for the Mercia Mudstone Group Triassic of England and Wales. British ... more details
lfhere floruit 956&ndash 983 was ealdorman of Mercia . His family, along with those of thelstan Half King and thelstan Rota , rose to greatness in the middle third of the 10th century. In the reign of Edward the Martyr , lfhere was a leader of the anti monastic reaction and an ally of Edward s stepmother Queen Dowager lfthryth, Queen of England lfthryth . After the killing of Edward by lfthryth s servants in 978, lfhere supported the new king, lfthryth s son thelred the Unready , and was the leading nobleman in the Kingdom of England until his death in 983. Origins and relations lfhere was a son of Ealhhelm fl. 940&ndash 951 who had been one of the several ealdormen in Mercia in the reigns of Kings Edmund I of England Edmund and Eadred of England Eadred . The family was of Wessex origin, like most of those prominent in Mercia in the period, and may have been connected to the royal family, probably members of a collateral branch of the Royal house. ref Henson, p. 127 Higham, p. 4. Charters variously call lfhere and lfheah propinquus , that is consanguinity consanguineal relative , of Kings Eadred, Eadwig, and Edgar, and of the chronicler Ealdorman thelweard historian thelweard . Ealhhelm was a major figure who witnessed a large number of charters Stafford, p. 38. See Williams, p. 144, table 1, for the known and conjectured relationships. ref The family s power base was probably in south west Mercia, in the Anglican Diocese of Worcester diocese of Worcester , the former Kingdom of the Hwicce . lfhere s brother lfheah fl. 959&ndash 972 was an important figure, serving ... of Mercia, lfhere was concerned with relations with the Wales Welsh princes. Wars in Wales ... and Connections of lfhere, Ealdorman of Mercia journal Anglo Saxon England volume 10 date 1982 pages ... dmy dates date January 2012 Persondata name Aelfhere, Ealdorman of Mercia alternative names short description ... of Mercia Category 10th century births Category 983 deaths Category Anglo Saxon ealdormen ... more details
thelswith c. 838 888 was the only known daughter of King thelwulf of Wessex . She became Queen thelswith when she married King Burgred of Mercia in 853. The couple had no issue. Her marriage probably signalled the subordination of Burgred to his father in law and the Saxon kingdom at a time when both Wessex and Mercia were suffering Danish Viking raids. Burgred also had ongoing problems with the Kingdom of Powys on his western border and in 853 thelwulf subjugated the Welsh state on Burgred s behalf. Repeated Danish incursions over the years gradually weakened Mercia militarily and in 868 Burgred was forced to call upon thelswith s brother King thelred of Wessex to assist him in confronting an entrenched Danish army at Nottingham. This was the last time the Saxons came to the aid of the Mercians and is also notable as the occasion on which Alfred the Great , another brother of thelswith s, married his Mercian wife Ealhswith . Burgred s reign lasted till 874 when the Vikings drove him from the kingdom and he fled to Rome with thelswith. He died shortly after. thelswith lived on in Italy, to be buried at Pavia in 888. ref Simon Keynes & Michael Lapidge eds, Alfred the Great, Asser s Life of King Alfred and Other Contemporary Sources Penguin Classics . London Penguin, 1983, pp. 69, 113, 232, 281. ref References reflist Persondata Metadata see Wikipedia Persondata . NAME Aethelswih ALTERNATIVE NAMES SHORT DESCRIPTION DATE OF BIRTH PLACE OF BIRTH DATE OF DEATH PLACE OF DEATH DEFAULTSORT Aethelswih Category Anglo Saxon women Category 9th century births Category Year of death missing UK noble stub fr thelswith ... more details
Beornrad may refer to Beornrad of Mercia , King of the British kingdom of Mercia Beornrad of Echternach , Abbot of Echternach and Archbishop of Sens hndis ... more details
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wintered at Repton in 874, where King Burgred of Mercia was unable to dislodge them and was then expelled. Ceolwulf II of Mercia Ceolwulf II was installed as the Mercian king by the Vikings, who returned in 877 to partition Mercia. The west of the kingdom went to Coelwulf II, whilst in the east ... Danish Mercia what is now the East Midlands . These were Derby , Leicester , Lincoln, Lincolnshire ... in the Viking Kingdom of Jorvik or York ref name IW Walker, Ian W 2000 . Mercia and the Making ... until 913 when Lady Aethelflaed of Mercia campaigned deep into Danish territory and established a burh ... and Leicester in a number of raids to attack Mercia ref name IW . Aethelfled took advantage ... being annexed into English Mercia. The Danes may well have established their military headquarters ... of Mercia and Wessex. As a former Roman legionary town, the burh may have based its walls on the old ... Ragnarsson first occupied Nottingham in 868 and subsequently set up winter quarters there. Burgred ... under Aethelflaed of Mercia and Edward the Elder of Wessex during 916 and 917. The area was subsequently ruled by the Earls of Mercia until King Olaf of York reoccupied the five former Danish burhs ... 0 86272 395 0 p52 ref . By 1035 the Earldom had been subsumed into that of Leofric, Earl of Mercia ... Category Anglo Saxon England Category Viking Age populated places de Five Boroughs of Mercia es ... more details
List of state leaders in 873 873 state leaders 874 Events of 874 List of state leaders in 875 875 state leaders State leaders by year Africa Egypt Ahmad ibn Tulun , Tulunid Emir of Egypt 868 884 Ifriqiya Muhammad II of Aghlabids Muhammad II , Aghlabid Emir of Ifriqiya 864 875 Morocco Yahya ibn Yahya , known as Yahya II , Idrisid Caliph of Morocco 864 874 Ali ibn Umar , known as Ali II , Idrisid Caliph of Morocco 874 883 Kingdom of Nekor Nekor Said II ibn Salih , Salihid Emir of Nekor c.864 c.916 Tahert Muhammad Abu l Yaqdan , Rustamid Imam of Tahert c.873 c.894 Tamesna Yunus ibn Ilyas Yunus , Tarifid King of the Berghouata 842 888 Asia China Tang Dynasty Emperor Xizong of Tang China Xizong , Table of Chinese monarchs Emperor of Tang China 873 888 Gurjara Mihira Bhoja I , Pratihara King of Gurjara c. 836 886 Japan Emperor Seiwa , emperor of Japan 858 876 Korea North South States Period Balhae Dae Hyeonseok , Rulers of Korea King of Balhae 871&ndash 893 Unified Silla Silla Gyeongmun of Silla Gyeongmun , Rulers of Korea King of Silla 861&ndash 875 Europe First Bulgarian Empire Bulgaria Boris I of Bulgaria Boris I , List of Bulgarian monarchs Knyaz of Bulgaria 852&ndash 889 Byzantine Empire Basil I the Macedonian Basil I 867&ndash 886 Caucasus Principate of Iberia Bagrat I Kuropalates 830&ndash 876 Kakheti Principality of Kakheti Gabriel of Kakheti Gabriel , List of sovereigns of Kakheti Prince of Kakheti 861&ndash 881 Tao Klarjeti Klarjeti Sumbat I Mampali , Tao Klarjeti Prince of Klarjeti c. 870&ndash 889 Littoral Croatia Domagoj of Croatia Domagoj , List of rulers of Croatia Duke of Littoral Croatia 864&ndash 876 England Heptarchy Danelaw Guthrum , King of the Danish Vikings c. 874&ndash c. 890 Kingdom of East Anglia Oswald of East Anglia Oswald 869&ndash 876 Mercia Burgred of Mercia Burgred , King of Mercia 852&ndash 874 Ceolwulf II of Mercia Ceolwulf II , King of Mercia 874&ndash c. 881 Northumbria Ricsige of Northumbria Ricsige , List of monarchs of Northumbria Ki ... more details
other members of the heptarchy, apart from Mercia, had been conquered by Wessex and by this time had no form or king. Mercia was unique in its maintenance of a dynasty during the heptarchy. Category ... more details
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