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A History of the County of Warwick
… of the king in chief. It had belonged to Earl Eadwine of Mercia, and was assessed at 5 hides. 2 The overlordship …
A History of the County of Hertford
… granted to the monastery of St. Albans by Offa, king of Mercia (75796), 9 but apparently no record exists of its …
A History of the County of Bedford
… granted to the monastery of St. Albans by Offa, king of Mercia (75796), 9 but apparently no record exists of its …
A History of the County of Worcester
… in the 16th century. 12 MANORS In 816 King Coenwulf of Mercia exempted twenty-five 'manentes' at 'Ceadres leage' …
A History of the County of Warwick
… to the monks of St. Mary's, Coventry, by Leofric, Earl of Mercia, in 1043, 1 and confirmed to them by Edward the …
The History and Topographical Survey of the County of Kent
… of Canterbury, and was taken from it by Ossa, king of Mercia, who began his reign in 757, and given by him to some …
A History of the County of Oxford
… Irishman, one of the missionaries sent from Northumbria to Mercia in 653, was consecrated bishop in 656, and died in 658 …
A History of the County of Surrey
… of the date of 727 to a charter confirmed by Wulfhere of Mercia who died in 675, the witness by Humfrith, Bishop of …
A History of the County of Hertford
… field banks, is said to have formed the boundary between Mercia and Essex. 18 In connexion with this bank a curious …
A History of the County of Berkshire
… here were granted to them in 811 by Kenwulf, King of Mercia, but the charter including this gift is usually …