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Date c. 606 - c. 880

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Historical map of the British Isles showing the Anglo-Saxon kingdoms in light green, including Northumbria, Mercia, East Anglia, Essex, Kent, Sussex, and Wessex, and areas inhabited by Celts, such as Wales and parts of Scotland and Cornwall, in dark green. Major cities like London, Winchester, and Edinburgh are marked, with surrounding seas labeled.
Heptarchy

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England
constituent unit, United Kingdom

Key People

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Wulfhere
king of Mercia
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Penda
Anglo-Saxon king
Offa
Offa
Anglo-Saxon king
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Saint Chad
English clergyman
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Aethelflaed
Anglo-Saxon ruler
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Leofric
earl of Mercia
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Eadric Streona
Mercian noble
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Aethelbald
king of Mercia
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Burgred
king of Mercia
Aethelred
Aethelred
king of Mercia
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Cenwulf
Anglo-Saxon king