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Facts

Date c. 519 - 927

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Alfred
Cerdic
Wessex
Aethelred I
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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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United Kingdom
United Kingdom
country, Europe
England
England
constituent unit, United Kingdom

Key People

Alfred the Great
Alfred
king of Wessex
St. Boniface
St. Boniface
English missionary
Edward the Elder
Edward
Anglo-Saxon king
Egbert, from an undated engraving
Egbert
king of Wessex
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Godwine
earl of Wessex
Aethelred I
Aethelred I
king of Wessex and Kent
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Ceawlin
king of Wessex
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Ine
king of Wessex
Aethelwulf, coin, 9th century; in the British Museum
Aethelwulf
Anglo-Saxon king
Cerdic
Cerdic
king of Wessex
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Saint Walburga
Frankish abbess
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Cenwalh
king of Wessex
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Cynegils
king of Wessex
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Centwine
king of Wessex
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Beorhtric
king of Wessex
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Caedwalla
king of Wessex
Aethelberht (Ethelbert)
Aethelberht
king of Wessex
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Sigebert
king of Wessex
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Cuthred
king of Wessex
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Cynric
king of Wessex

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