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England in 918

Name: England in 918 historical records
Creator: World History Database

Historical records for England in 918, rendered directly from the World History Database and ordered by month, day and event.

9Records

8Events

5Named people

6Places

3Categories

Historical records

June

12 June 918Death of AthelflaedAthelflaed

Tamworth · House / House of Mercia

Death of Athelflaed

Other Events

918Annexation of MerciaEdward the Elder

Mercia · Government / Government of England

Edward assumed direct control of Mercia after Aethelflaed’s death.

918Battle of Corbridge, 2ndEdward the Elder

Corbridge · Warfare / Viking Invasions

Second Battle of Corbridge

918Capture of DerbyAthelflaed

Derby · Warfare / Viking Invasions

Recaptures Derby from the Danes but dies in battle

918Offer of York AllegianceAethelflaed

York · Warfare / Viking Invasions

The people of York offered allegiance to Aethelflaed shortly before her death.

918Rule of MerciaEdward the Elder

Mercia · Warfare / Viking Invasions

Aethelflaed of Mercia dies; Edward the Elder takes control of her kingdom

918Submission of LeicesterAethelflaed

Leicester · Warfare / Viking Invasions

Leicester submitted peacefully to Aethelflaed, weakening the remaining Five Boroughs.

918SuccessionAelfwyn

Mercia · House / House of Mercia

Succeeds as Queen of Mercia

918SuccessionElfwynn

Mercia · House / House of Mercia

Succeeds as Queen of Mercia, daughter of Athelred & Athelflaed

Names involved

AelfwynAethelflaedAthelflaedEdward the ElderElfwynn

Places involved

CorbridgeDerbyLeicesterMerciaTamworthYork

Provenance

This page is generated from stored World History Database records matching the exact country and year shown above. Exact duplicate display records are collapsed. Records without a month are listed after the monthly sections. Source provenance varies by record; formal academic citation should be checked against the relevant primary source, archive or specialist historical reference.