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Offa was the King of Mercia from 757 until his death in July, 796. Offa came to the throne during a period of civil war following the assassination King Aethelbald.

Ethelwulf was the oldest son of King Egbert and ruled Wessex on behalf of his father, starting in 825.

Egbert was king of Wessex during Britain's Early Middle Ages and ruled from 802 until his death in 839.

Athelstan the Glorious was the son of Edward the Elder and reigned from 925 to 939. He is best remembered for his subjugation of Scotland and his claim to the title King

Edward the Elder was an Anglo-Saxon king who inherited the throne from his father, Alfred the Great.

King Ethelwulf of Wessex had a number of sons who also became kings following his death.

Also known as Sven the Dane, Sweyn Forkbeard was King of England from 1013 until his death in 1014.

An overview of the Viking invasion of Wiltshire in the reign of Alfred the Great that led to the king's flight to Athelney, his redemption at Edington and the Danelaw.

Hereward the Wake was the leader of the last organized Saxon resistance to William the Conqueror.

Alfred the Great was the king of Wessex at the end of the 9th Century.

In 793AD, the Island of Lindisfarne, in Northumberland, northern England, was violently raided by Vikings who arrived in a surprise attack from the North Sea.

Cambridge University has a world renowned reputation for its academic achievement. But ifs founding occurred almost by chance, as the result of a murder.

For over 1,700 years Pevensey Castle has played an important role in defending the Sussex coast from invasion.

Although the Arthurian legends portray an idealized view of chivalry and courtly love, the historical record shows that the transition to these ideals was a slow process.

A description of the early years of Hertford and Hertfordshire, and the wars between Saxons and Danes that led to Hertford's foundation.

Edward the Martyr was the King of England from 975 until 978.

The tale of the Watery Saint and the legend about how the weather conditions on 15th July will determine whether it will rain or be fair for the next forty days.

Also known as Edmund I, Edmund the Magnificent ruled England from 939 until his death in 946.