Beorhtric Succeeds Cynewulf
Beorhtric gained the West Saxon crown after Cynewulf's death and developed political connections with Offa of Mercia.
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786 in England
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Historical records for England in 786
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Exile of Offa
Drives the King of Kents son, Egbert, into exile
Holds the only council in the Anglo-Saxon period to be attended by
Holds the only council in the Anglo-Saxon period to be attended by papal legates
Offa Strengthens Royal Administration
Offa consolidated Mercian authority through royal assemblies charters and ecclesiastical patronage across his dominions.
Succession
Succeeds as King of Wessex
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