Kingdom of Mercia
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Mercia was an early medieval English kingdom, one of the seven kingdoms of the Anglo-Saxon period. It was centred on the River Trent and its tributaries, in a region now known as the Midlands of England.
0527-01-01T00:00:00Z
0918-01-01T00:00:00Z
527 — 918 Kingdom of Mercia
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Mercia family tree
Mercia banner
Etelredo II de Mercia
Etereldo II de Mercia
The threefold division of England circa 1115
Tamworth Collage 2022
Mercia flag created by community groups hung over the motte of Tamworth castle to celebrate Athelstan 1100- Collapse, Reconfiguration or Renegotiation? The Strange End of the Mercian Kingdom, 850-924 - scientific article published on 12 September 2016, Q1860, online
- London and Droitwich, c. 650–750: trade, industry and the rise of Mercia - , Q1860, 2005
- Divide and rule? The military infrastructure of eighth- and ninth-century Mercia - scientific article published on 18 January 2007
- Politics, Conflict and Kinship in Early Eleventh-Century Mercia - 2000 article by Charles Insley in Midland History
- The Welsh Alliances of Earl Ælfgar of Mercia and his Family in the mid-eleventh century - scientific article published in 1989
| Type | Subtype | Date | Description | Notes | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| event | armed conflict | 642 | Battle of Maserfield | Kingdom of Mercia, battle, Kingdom of Bernicia | Wikidata |
| event | armed conflict | 779 | Battle of Bensington | Kingdom of Mercia, Kingdom of Wessex, battle | Wikidata |
| event | armed conflict | 825 | Battle of Ellandun | Kingdom of Mercia, battle, Kingdom of Wessex | Wikidata |
| event | armed conflict | 893 | Battle of Buttington | Vikings, Kingdom of Mercia, Kingdom of Wessex, battle, Welsh people | Wikidata |
| event | armed conflict | 910 | Battle of Tettenhall | Vikings, Kingdom of Mercia, battle, Kingdom of Wessex | Wikidata |
| event | war | 899 | Æthelwold's Revolt | war, Kingdom of Mercia, Kent, Kingdom of Wessex, Æthelwold of Wessex | Wikidata |
| commons | image | Mercia family tree | Commons | ||
| commons | image | Mercia banner | Commons | ||
| commons | image | Etelredo II de Mercia | Commons | ||
| commons | image | Etereldo II de Mercia | Commons | ||
| commons | image | The threefold division of England circa 1115 | Commons | ||
| commons | image | Tamworth Collage 2022 | Commons | ||
| commons | image | Mercia flag created by community groups hung over the motte of Tamworth castle to celebrate Athelstan 1100 | Commons | ||
