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Showing posts with label Mercia. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Mercia. Show all posts
Tuesday, March 28, 2023

Spotlight on MJ Porter, author of Pagan Warrior

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   Follow the tour  HERE From bestselling author MJ Porter comes the tale of the mighty pagan king, Penda of Mercia. Britain. AD632. Penda, ...
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Saturday, April 23, 2016

Viking Invaders Struck Deep into the West of England – and May have Stuck Around

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Ancient Origins It’s well chronicled that wave after wave of Vikings from Scandinavia terrorised western Europe for 250 years from the...
Monday, February 15, 2016

History Trivia - Oswy, King of Bernicia dies

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February 15 670 Oswy, King of Bernicia and subordinate to King Penda of Mercia for 13 years died. When Penda invaded Bernicia, he was ...
Sunday, November 15, 2015

History Trivia - Battle of Winwaed - Penda of Mercia defeated

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November 15, 655 - Battle of Winwaed:  Penda of Mercia was defeated by Oswiu of Northumbria.  Although the battle was said to be the most...
Thursday, October 1, 2015

History Trivia - Battle of Arbela - Alexander the Great victorious

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October 1 331 BC, Alexander the Great defeated Persian emperor Darius III in the Battle of Arbela in Mesopotamia in one of the fiftee...
Sunday, September 20, 2015

History Trivia - The Battle of Châlons - Attila the Hun defeated

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September 20 451 The Battle of Châlons took place in North Eastern France. Flavius Aetius's victory over Attila the Hun in a day ...
Wednesday, August 5, 2015

History Trivia - William Wallace captured by the English

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August 5 642 – Battle of Maserfield – Penda of Mercia defeated and killed Oswald of Bernicia (Northumbria). 910 The last major Dan...
Thursday, May 28, 2015

Saxon butter churn found in Staffordshire sheds light on life in Mercian Kingdom

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  Ancient Origins Archaeologists working on the site of a rail improvement project in the UK have discovered the lid of a butter churn...
Sunday, February 15, 2015

History Trivia - Julius Caesar refuses the diadem of royalty

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February 15 44 BC, Mark Antony offered Julius Caesar the diadem of royalty which he refused. 670 Oswy, King of Bernicia and subord...
Saturday, November 15, 2014

History Trivia - Battle of Winwaed - Penda of Mercia defeated by Oswiu of Northumbria

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November 15 655 Battle of Winwaed: Penda of Mercia was defeated by Oswiu of Northumbria. Although the battle was said to be the most imp...
Wednesday, October 1, 2014

History Trivia - Alexander the Great defeats Persian emperor Darius III in the Battle of Arbela

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October 1  331 BC, Alexander the Great defeated Persian emperor Darius III in the Battle of Arbela in Mesopotamia in one of the fifteen ...
Saturday, September 20, 2014

History Trivia - . Flavius Aetius defeats Attila the Hun

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September 20  451 The Battle of Châlons took place in North Eastern France. Flavius Aetius's victory over Attila the Hun in a day of...
Tuesday, August 5, 2014

History Trivia - Oswald of Bernicia defeated by Penda of Mercia

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August 5   642 Battle of Maserfield – Penda of Mercia defeated and killed Oswald of Bernicia (Northumbria). 910 The last major Danis...
Wednesday, July 23, 2014

History Trivia - Crusaders attack Damascus

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July 23  365 a great earthquake struck the eastern Mediterranean and destroyed the Roman city of Kourion on the island of Cyprus. 68...