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Capture of Mercia

Name: Capture of Mercia – England factsheet records
Creator: World History Database

England · Warfare / Military. Chronological records rendered directly from the World History Database.

3Records

757–830Date range

1Named people

1Places

Chronological records

757

Offa757

Mercia · Warfare / Military

Offa seeks to establish Mercian hegemony in England

777

Offa777

Mercia · Warfare / Military

Captures Powysland

830

Offa830

Mercia · Warfare / Military

Wins back Mercia from Egbert of Wessex who is weakened by Viking invasions

Names involved

Offa

Provenance

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