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A History of the County of Shropshire
… when he was under the influence of Elfhere, Ealdorman of Mercia, later a supporter of the secular clergy; D. Styles, …
A History of the County of Oxford
… Algar, the latter perhaps being Aelfgar (d. 1062), earl of Mercia. 92 By the earlier 12th century Combe was royal …
The Environs of London
… making for his coronation, repaired to him Edwin Earl of Mercia, Morcar Earl of Northumberland, and many others of the …
A Topographical Dictionary of England
… of Denmark, and Edric the traitor, who, having invaded Mercia, destroyed many towns in Warwickshire. On the site of this convent, Leofric, Earl of Mercia, and his countess Godiva, about the beginning of the …
A History of the County of Wiltshire: Volume 18
… BURH Standing as it did at the border between Wessex and Mercia, and at a strategic river-crossing, the establishment … defend his kingdom from any further Danish invasion from Mercia, immediately following his victory at Edington in 878. …
A Topographical Dictionary of England
… of St. Guthlac, who in the reign of Cenred, eighth king of Mercia, retired from the persecution of the pagan Britons …
A Topographical Dictionary of England
… 180 inhabitants. Before the Conquest, Leofric, Earl of Mercia, gave this place to the priory of Coventry, and in the …
A Topographical Dictionary of England
… according to tradition was the seat of Wulphere, King of Mercia, who put his two sons to death for embracing …
A History of the County of Shropshire
… sess. Const. Cttee. rep. bk. 1839-53, p. 76. Inf. from W. Mercia Constabulary; above, Econ. Hist. (Telford Town Centre). …
A Descriptive Catalogue of Ancient Deeds
… III. Seal. Surrey. A. 9778. Counterpart of demise by Mercia late the wife of Nicholas Carreu, esquire, for the …