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A Topographical Dictionary of Scotland
… King of Northumbria. To escape from the solicitations of Penda, King of Mercia, who sought to obtain her in marriage, …
A Topographical Dictionary of England
… a church at York, erected another at this town. In 633, Penda, the pagan king of Mercia, with Cadwaladr, King of …
The History and Topographical Survey of the County of Kent
… called Domneva, had issue by her husband Merwald, son of Penda, king of Mercia; one son, Merefine; and three …
An Inventory of the Historical Monuments in Essex
… Ethelburga; and by tradition St. Osyth, granddaughter of Penda, established a monastery about 683 at Chich St. Osyth. …
An Inventory of the Historical Monuments in Herefordshire
… form. The family was believed to descend from a son of Penda, king of the Mercians named Merewalh, and his wife …
The History and Antiquities of the County Palatine of Durham
… daughter to the service of God if he was victorious over Penda, king of Mercia, and after his victory on the river …
A Topographical Dictionary of England
… Chase was the scene of a sanguinary battle in 663 between Penda, King of Mercia, and Edwin, King of Northumbria, in …
An Inventory of the Historical Monuments in Hertfordshire
… county, which was in the Kingdom of Mercia, Peada, son of Penda, was converted to Christianity about 650, and shortly …
An Inventory of the Historical Monuments in Buckinghamshire
… St. Oswyth and her sister St. Edburga, grand-daughters of Penda, were brought up here in the 7th century by their aunt …
A History of the County of Essex
… called Frithwald and his wife Wilburga, the daughter of Penda, king of the Mercians. She was married against her will …