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The Kingdom of Mercia
The Anglo-Saxon Kingdom of Mercia appeared in the late 6th Century in what is now central England and apart from brief incursions by the Northumbrians and Norse Vikings was relatively self-governing until the expansion of the Kingdom of Wessex that was to eventually dominate the whole country. The term Mercia is still in use today and generally denotes the area between the English border with Wales and East Anglia above the River Thames and below the River Humber.
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Mercian King |
From |
To |
Notes |
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Creoda |
585 |
593 |
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Pybba |
593 |
606 |
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Ceorl |
606 |
626 |
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Penda |
626 |
655 |
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NORTHUMBRIAN RULE |
655 |
658 |
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Peada |
658 |
675 |
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Wulfhere |
675 |
704 |
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Aethelred I |
704 |
709 |
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Coenred |
709 |
716 |
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Coelwald |
716 |
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Aethelbald |
716 |
757 |
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Beornred |
757 |
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Offa |
757 |
796 |
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Ecgfrith |
796 |
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Coenwulf |
796 |
821 |
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Cenelm |
821 |
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Ceolwulf I |
821 |
823 |
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Beornwulf |
823 |
825 |
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Ludecan |
825 |
827 |
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Wiglaf |
827 |
828 |
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WESSEX RULE |
828 |
830 |
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Wiglaf |
830 |
840 |
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Wigstan |
840 |
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Beorhtwulf |
840 |
852 |
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Burghred |
852 |
874 |
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Ceolwulf II |
874 |
879 |
Under Viking control |
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Aethelred II |
879 |
884 |
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From 884 Mercia was really controlled by the Kingdom of Wessex, with the Mercian Kings remaining for a short while |
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Aethelred II |
884 |
888 |
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Aethelred II & Aethelflaed |
888 |
911 |
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Aethelflaed |
911 |
919 |
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