During the 8th century, Anglo-Saxon England was split into several kingdoms, the most powerful of which was Mercia. #History #Britain #Anglo-SaxonEngland #KingOffa #Mercia #MercianKings #HistoryFact https://whe.to/ci/8-536-en/

#Thornhill #Mercia

5 Aug 642: St Oswald king of #Northumbria dies in battle against Penda of #Mercia #otd (Robin Widdison)

#TheLastWarrior is 5 years old, and for one day only, it's FREE on Amazon Kindle. #bookbirthday #histfic #TheLastKing #Coelwulf #Mercia

http://mjporterauthor.blog/2025/06/25/thelastwarrior-is-5-years-old-and-for-one-day-only-its-free-on-amazon-kindle-bookbirthday-histfic-thelastking-coelwulf-mercia/

20 May 794: d. St King Æthelberht II of East Anglia at Sutton Walls, Herefordshire #otd (PHGCOM from BM) at the instigation of Offa of #Mercia

A section of Offa’s Dyke near Churchtown in Shropshire. The linear earthwork roughly follows the English/Welsh boundary, and was constructed on the orders of King Offa of Mercia in the 780s. #SaxonSunday #Mercia #Shropshire #OffasDyke

29 July 796: d. Offa king of #Mercia #otd - succeeded by his son Ecgfrith - the first patrilinear succession there for generations (BM)

20 May 794: d. St King Æthelberht II of East Anglia at Sutton Walls, Herefordshire #otd (PHGCOM from BM) at the instigation of Offa of #Mercia

Mersey sunset.

#sunset #river #liverpool #mersey #mercia #sunsetphotography #sunsetlovers #sunsetgram #phonephotography

What’s with all the Mercian stories? Why I write so often about Saxon Mercia.
#histfic #Mercia

http://mjporterauthor.blog/2023/08/15/whats-with-all-the-mercian-stories-why-i-so-often-write-about-saxon-mercia/

#SaxonSunday with the crypt at St Wystan's Church, Repton, early c8 construction, later converted into a mausoleum for King Æthelbald of #Mercia

The Coffee Pot Book Club #SummerTime #History:

The Battle of Maserfeld by MJ Porter

Discover this crucial battle in which Penda, a Pagan ruler surrounded by Christian kingdoms, leaves his mark!

https://thecoffeepotbookclub.blogspot.com/2023/08/summertime-history-discover-battle-of-maserfeld.html

@mjporterauthor

#HistoricalFiction #SaxonKingdoms #AngloSaxon #medieval #Pagan #medievalbattle #Penda #Mercia

5 Aug 642: St Oswald king of #Northumbria dies in battle against Penda of #Mercia #otd

(Robin Widdison)

Happy 5th book birthday to #TheEnglishEarl, Book VII in the epic #TheEarlsOfMercia series

http://books2read.com/TheEnglishEarl

#TalesOfMercia #KindleDeal #Mercia #HistoricalFiction

29 July 796: d. Offa king of #Mercia #otd - succeeded by his son Ecgfrith - the first patrilinear succession there for generations (BM)

Some well known writers have been inspired by the historic kingdom of Mercia, including JRR Tolkien, who incorporated the Mercian dialect into some of his work, the Kingdom of Rohan, otherwise known as the Mark.

10 things you might not know about Mercia:

https://topicaltens.blogspot.com/2023/06/22-june-mercia.html

#Mercia #MerciaDay #England #History

20 May 794: d. St King Æthelberht II of East Anglia at Sutton Walls, Herefordshire #otd (PHGCOM from BM) at the instigation of Offa of #Mercia

Who was Cuþræd? After Coenwulf defeated Eadberht III Præn (The last independent King of Kent) in 798, Cuþræd was established as a client king of #Mercia. His reign was short and relatively uneventful, but is now for two things:

1. The re-establishment of the primacy of the Archbishopric of Canterbury. However, this was more due to the Council of Clovesho abolishing the Archbishopric of #Lichfield.

2. The first #Viking raids in Kent, however, these were small, and it's not really known if Cuþræd really did anything to defend the Kingdom.

Cuthred was one of three known sons of Cuthberht of Mercia, his brothers were Coenwulf (King of Mercia 796-821) and Ceolwulf (King of Mercia 821-823)

#Histordons #medievodons #AngloSaxon #AngloSaxonSaturday #Medieval

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A silver early medieval (Anglo-Saxon) penny of Cuthred (Cuþræd), King of #Kent, c.798-807 AD, mint: #Canterbury, moneyer: Duda.

https://finds.org.uk/database/artefacts/record/id/519562

When Minster was the venue for an Anglo-Saxon peace treaty | Inside Croydon https://insidecroydon.com/2023/02/05/when-minster-was-the-venue-for-an-anglo-saxon-peace-treaty/ My latest tale on the early history of Croydon Minster #Croydon #coins #histodon #Canterbury #Mercia