In 927, Athelstan became the first king to rule over all of England — and it hadn't been an easy journey. Though he was the ...

Sharing power with her husband, Aethelred, Lord of Mercia, and ruling independently after his death, Aethelflaed commanded wide respect across the Anglo-Saxon kingdoms. Written documents from the ...

Mercia was not only one of the most important of the seven principal Anglo-Saxon kingships into which England was roughly divided but also one of the most belligerent. Between A.D. 600 and 850 ...

While guidebooks and tour buses often direct visitors to the quaint villages perched above Cirencester in the Cotswolds, ...

From one of the UK's best theme parks to a stunning castle dripping in history, there's plenty to do in the small market town ...

Anglo-Saxons was the name given to this group of ... Alfred expanded his kingdom, taking land from the Mercia area and winning control of London. Under his leadership, many books were translated ...

The Mercian Chronicles Mercia is something of an orphan among the kingdoms of Anglo-Saxon England. Despite having dominated the country’s core for a quarter of a millennium from AD 625 ...

Saxon or English kingdoms were created, the strongest of which, by AD 700, were Northumbria, Kent, Wessex and Mercia. The early kingdoms of Wales have older roots than do those of England.