Mercia: The Rise and Fall of a Kingdom

Mercia: The Rise and Fall of a Kingdom

by Annie Whitehead
Mercia: The Rise and Fall of a Kingdom

Mercia: The Rise and Fall of a Kingdom

by Annie Whitehead

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Overview

Many people know about Wessex, the "Last Kingdom" of the Anglo-Saxons in defense against the Northmen, But another kingdom, Mercia, once enjoyed supremacy over not just Wessex, but all the Anglo-Saxon kingdoms. This book details the different Mercian tribes and the emergence of the heptarchy, then  concentrates on the leading figures in Mercia's history. Mercia is also explored post 924, when it continued to play an important part in national government and politics.

Product Details

ISBN-13: 9781445676524
Publisher: Amberley Publishing
Publication date: 05/01/2019
Pages: 304
Product dimensions: 6.25(w) x 9.25(h) x 1.10(d)

About the Author

Annie Whitehead is the author of To Be a Queen (Editor’s Choice & long-listed for Historical Novel Society Indie Book of the Year 2016) and coauthor of 1066 Turned Upside Down (long-listed for Historical Novel Society Indie Book of the Year 2017). 

Table of Contents

Acknowledgements 6

Introduction 7

Sources and Abbreviations 10

Chapter 1 Penda the Pagan King 13

Chapter 2 The Origins of the Mercian Kingdom 35

Chapter 3 The Sons of Penda 53

Chapter 4 Æthelbald the Elusive King 73

Chapter 5 Offa the Great 84

Chapter 6 The Forgotten Kings 102

Chapter 7 Burgred and Ceolwulf II: The Last Kings of Mercia 120

Chapter 8 The Lord and Lady of the Mercians 131

Chapter 9 The Formation of 'England': Mercia Fades 151

Chapter 10 Ælfhere, the Mad Blast from the Western Provinces 158

Chapter 11 Wulfric, Eadric and Leofwine: Mercian Wealth and Power 183

Chapter 12 The House of Leofric 201

Epilogue From Supremacy to Obscurity 216

Appendix I The Danes in Mercia 225

Appendix II The Shiring of Mercia 234

Notes 239

Bibliography 271

Index 282

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