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A History of the County of Oxford
… was short-lived, for the period of Mercian greatness under Offa began with the death of Ethelbald in 755. Offa's earlier efforts were directed towards re-establishing … The Abingdon History adds that, as a result of the battle, Offa seized the country up to the line of the Thames and, …
An Inventory of the Historical Monuments in Herefordshire
… times before the year 1714. The photographs and plan of Offa's Dyke are reproduced by permission of Dr. Cyril Fox and …
An Essay towards a Topographical History of the County of Norfolk
… his piety, &c. St. Alban's, a town in Hertfordshire, where Offa, the great King of the Mercians, founded a monastery in …
Calendar of State Papers Domestic: Elizabeth
… to trade and voyages of discovery from the time of Offa, King of Mercia, to the year 1586. Many are treaties and …
A Topographical Dictionary of Wales
… possession of the country. The celebrated Dyke by which Offa, King of Mercia, in the latter part of the eighth … formed this portion of his lands into a separate lordship. Offa, King of Mercia, having expelled the Britons from nearly … the celebrated line of demarcation still called Offa's Dyke, which, however, included within the Saxon …
A Topographical Dictionary of Wales
… that occurred in the year 795, between the Saxons under Offa, King of Mercia, and the Welsh, in which the latter, … According to the Welsh Chronicles, it would appear that Offa himself fell in the engagement; but the Saxon annals …
Calendar of Papal Registers Relating to Great Britain and Ireland
… Clement, and Celestine III.; to wit of the grants made by Offa and his son Egfrid, Eldred, William, Henry, and Richard, …
Calendar of Papal Registers Relating to Great Britain and Ireland
… of Constantine, and the donations of kings Kenred and Offa are quoted. The monastery is to be exempt from episcopal … authenticity of the above privileges of kings Kenred and Offa. [ Opp. ed. Migne, ii. 789.] Kal. Feb. n.p. (f. 64.) …
An Inventory of the Historical Monuments in Herefordshire
… Fox, F.S.A., for revising the account of those portions of Offa's Dyke which come within the County boundaries. 11. We …
An Inventory of the Historical Monuments in Herefordshire
… camp on a slight rise, traditionally connected with King Offa. 81. Thornbury. (13) Wall Hills Camp. A roughly oval …