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A Topographical Dictionary of Wales
… territory until the reign of Offa, the Anglo-Saxon King of Mercia, who, to put an end to the predatory incursions made … they remained in quiet possession until Eadred, Earl of Mercia, began to make preparations for regaining the … two miles from the town of Conway, and pursued them into Mercia, whence his troops returned to their own country …
A Topographical Dictionary of England
… completely defeated by the heroic Ethelfleda, Countess of Mercia, and daughter of King Alfred, who, obtaining … to the king, and the remaining third to the Earl of Mercia. In 1066, the King of Norway, at the instigation of … of Derby, who were then vassals of Edwin, Earl of Mercia, quitted their homes, and joined the forces of Morcar, …
A History of the County of Shropshire
… valuable royal estate 92 which in time became the earl of Mercia's. 93 St. Mildburg's church, refounded as the Cluniac …
A History of the County of Shropshire
… OTHER ESTATES. In 1066 DITTON was held by Edwin, earl of Mercia (d. 1071), and in 1086 by Roger of Montgomery, cr. …
A Topographical Dictionary of England
… another at this town. In 633, Penda, the pagan king of Mercia, with Cadwaladr, King of Wales, having slain Edwin in …
A History of the County of Shropshire
… Edric the wild, nephew of Eadric Streona, ealdorman of Mercia, and Edric's distant kinsman Siward, a son of King …
A History of the County of Middlesex
… It was reckoned as a 5-hide-estate when King Wiglaf of Mercia granted it to Archbishop Wulfred in 831. 79 In the … against the Abbess Cwenthryth, heir of King Cenwulf of Mercia, with whom he had been engaged in a long and violent …
A Topographical Dictionary of England
… This manor, which had belonged to Edwin, Earl of Mercia, was held by the prior of Tutbury, under Henry de …
A Topographical Dictionary of England
… in Lancashire, as it did the kingdoms of Northumbria and Mercia during the heptarchy, when strong fortifications for …
A History of the County of Middlesex
… Wessex and Essex met at Brentford in 705, 68 Offa, king of Mercia, held a council there in 780, 69 and Archbishop …