Sussex: Quick Facts

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Facts

Date	447 - c. 850

Topics

Wessex Mercia Danelaw Northumbria Cumberland Kent Essex Bernicia Deira Soke of Peterborough

Major Events

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

England

constituent unit, United Kingdom

Key People

Frederick Ashton (left) and Robert Helpmann rehearsing their roles as the Ugly Sisters in Cinderella, 1965.

Sir Frederick Ashton

British choreographer

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Aelle

Anglo-Saxon ruler [fl. 5th century]