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Battle of River Trent
The last great clash between Nortumbria & Mercia for a generation. Defeated by the Mercians & prevented from expanding south of the Trent
Historical place archive
Browse historical events and people recorded at River Trent in England. The records below are rendered directly from the World History Database into this page's initial HTML.
The last great clash between Nortumbria & Mercia for a generation. Defeated by the Mercians & prevented from expanding south of the Trent
Defeated by Aethelred in the last clash between Mercia & Northumbria for a generation
The last great clash between Nortumbria & Mercia for a generation. Defeats Ecgfrith of Northumbria to become Overlord between the Humber & the Thames
Defeats Egfrith, the Northumbrian King, Mercia becomes the major power
Defeated by Athelred of Mercia
Killed in the Battle of the Trent
Provenance
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