Offa of Mercia (8799 bytes)
1: ...th of the River [[Humber]] during the latter part of his reign.
3: ...flict. Offa thereafter endeavoured to reestablish Mercian power over the other [[Heptarchy|Anglo-Saxon kin...
5: ...nd in Kent is granted by Offa without any mention of a Kentish king.
7: ...Offa's death, when a rebellion under [[Eadbert II of Kent|Eadbert Praen]] was temporarily successful i...
9: ...d in Offa's imposition of his rule over the whole of Sussex by [[772]]; the South Saxon kings were aft...

Offa's Dyke (1809 bytes)
1: ...England]] and [[Wales]], running from the estuary of the [[River Dee, Wales|River Dee]] in the north t...
3: ...sponsible for building the dyke - important parts of it may date from earlier periods.
5: ...imited defensive measure against the depredations of the Welsh, but its major use seems to have been a...
7: ...hang every Englishman whom they found to the west of it"
10: ...etween the two countries similar to the symbolism of [[Hadrian's Wall]] between England and [[Scotland...

Offa's Dyke Path (1129 bytes)
1: ...e 8th century [[Offa's_Dyke|earthwork]] by King [[Offa]].
5: ...e 'Switchback', for many walkers the hardest part of the walk) the Eglwyseg mountains, and the Clwydia...
7: It passes through, or close to, the towns of [[Monmouth]], [[Hay-on-Wye]], [[Kington, Hereford...
9: The half-way point of the walk is marked by the Offa's Dyke Centre in [[Knighton, Powys|Knighton]].
15: *[http://www.offasdyke.demon.co.uk/ The Offa's Dyke Association]

Mercia FM (1946 bytes)
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33: [[Category:UK Radio Stations|Mercia]]

Mercia (8844 bytes)
1: ...the new [[British Army]] infantry regiment, the [[Mercian Regiment]].
3: ...en the kingdom of Northumbria and the inhabitants of the [[Trent]] river valley.
5: ...tle of Winwaed]] by the Northumbrian king [[Oswiu of Northumbria|Oswiu]] in [[655]].
7: ...sane. So ended the rule of the direct descendants of Penda.
9: ...aradise of Powys." Elegies written in the persona of its dispossessed rulers record the sorrow at this...

Beornrad of Mercia (890 bytes)
1: ...d]]. However, he was defeated by [[Offa of Mercia|Offa]] and fled.
3: ... a little while and unhappily; and that same year Offa put Beornred to flight and succeeded to the kingd...
7: ...lign="center" | Preceded by:<br>'''[[Ethelbald of Mercia|Ethelbald]]'''
8: ... width="40%" align="center" | '''[[Mercia|King of Mercia]]'''
9: ...n="center" | Succeeded by:<br>'''[[Offa of Mercia|Offa]]'''

Wiglaf of Mercia (1934 bytes)
1: [[Category:Mercian monarchs]]
3: ...nglo-Saxon]] kingdom of [[Wessex]] under [[Egbert of Wessex|Egbert]].
5: ...and in 829, Egbert of Wessex successfully invaded Mercia and drove Wiglaf from his throne.
7: ...at the former is more likely, and cited a charter of [[836]] as evidence that Wiglaf was acting as an ...
11: ..." align="center" | Preceded by:<br>'''[[Ludeca of Mercia|Ludeca]]'''

Cearl of Mercia (541 bytes)
1: [[Category:Mercian monarchs]]
2: ... Northumbria|Edwin of Deira]], who was later king of [[Northumbria]].
6: ...%" align="center" | Preceded by:<br>'''[[Pybba of Mercia|Pybba]]'''
7: ... width="40%" align="center" | '''[[Mercia|King of Mercia]]'''
8: ..." align="center" | Succeeded by:<br>'''[[Penda of Mercia|Penda]]'''

Cenelm of Mercia (896 bytes)
1: ...[812]]. He would have been the sixteenth king of Mercia.
5: ...r" rowspan="2" | Preceded by:<br>'''[[Coenwulf of Mercia|Coenwulf]]'''
6: ..." align="center" | '''[[Kings of East Anglia|King of East Anglia]]'''
7: ...rowspan="2" | Succeeded by:<br>'''[[Ceolwulf I of Mercia|Ceolwulf I]]'''
9: ... width="40%" align="center" | '''[[Mercia|King of Mercia]]'''

Ceolwulf II of Mercia (429 bytes)
1: ...lwulf II''' was the twenty-sixth [[Mercia|king of Mercia]], during [[873]] to [[879]].
5: ... align="center" | Preceded by:<br>'''[[Burgred of Mercia|Burgred]]'''
6: ... width="40%" align="center" | '''[[Mercia|King of Mercia]]'''
7: ...center" | Succeeded by:<br>'''[[Earl Aethelred of Mercia|Aethelred]]'''
12: [[Category:Mercian monarchs]]

Beorhtwulf of Mercia (416 bytes)
1: ...rhtwulf''' was the twenty-fourth [[Mercia|king of Mercia]], from [[840]] to [[852]].
4: ... align="center" | Preceded by:<br>'''[[Wigstan of Mercia|Wigstan]]'''
5: ... width="40%" align="center" | '''[[Mercia|King of Mercia]]'''
6: ...align="center" | Succeeded by:<br>'''[[Burgred of Mercia|Burgred]]'''
11: [[Category:Mercian monarchs]]

Wigstan of Mercia (415 bytes)
1: [[Category:Mercian monarchs]]
2: ...'Wigstan''' was the twenty-third [[Mercia|king of Mercia]], possibly during [[840]].
6: ..." align="center" | Preceded by:<br>'''[[Wiglaf of Mercia|Wiglaf]]'''
7: ... width="40%" align="center" | '''[[Mercia|King of Mercia]]'''
8: ...gn="center" | Succeeded by:<br>'''[[Beorhtwulf of Mercia|Beorhtwulf]]'''

Ludeca of Mercia (618 bytes)
1: [[Category:Mercian monarchs]]
2: ... He became king after the death of [[Beornwulf of Mercia|Beornwulf]] in battle against the rebellious [[Ea...
6: ...lign="center" | Preceded by:<br>'''[[Beornwulf of Mercia|Beornwulf]]'''
7: ... width="40%" align="center" | '''[[Mercia|King of Mercia]]'''
8: ... align="center" | Succeeded by:<br>'''[[Wiglaf of Mercia|Wiglaf]]'''

Ceolwulf I of Mercia (645 bytes)
1: [[Category:Mercian monarchs]]
2: ...is predecessor, and was deposed by [[Beornwulf of Mercia|Beornwulf]].
6: ...r" rowspan="2" | Preceded by:<br>'''[[Coenwulf of Mercia|Coenwulf]]'''
7: ..." align="center" | '''[[Kings of East Anglia|King of East Anglia]]'''
8: ... rowspan="2" | Succeeded by:<br>'''[[Beornwulf of Mercia|Beornwulf]]'''

Ceolred of Mercia (1302 bytes)
1: [[Category:Mercian monarchs]]
2: '''Ceolred''' (d. [[716]]) was a King of [[Mercia]] ([[709]] - [[716]]).
4: ...ies of the period leave a very negative portrayal of him, recording him as a cruel and wicked sinner.
6: ...is madness, Ceolred died "cursing the [[priest]]s of [[God]]".
12: ..." align="center" | Preceded by:<br>'''[[Cenred of Mercia|Cenred]]'''

Chad of Mercia (1827 bytes)
1: ...he feast day of St. Chad is celebrated on the 2nd of March.
3: ...k as [[Jesus]] had), he was appointed as [[Bishop of Lichfield]] soon after.
5: ...is not the case: in fact there is no patron saint of elections.
7: Another form of his name that survives in Modern English is St Ce...
9: ...well as [[St Chad's College]] at the [[University of Durham]].

Peada of Mercia (4049 bytes)
1: [[Category:Mercian monarchs]]
2: ...655]] until his death. He was a son of [[Penda of Mercia|Penda]].
4: ...ht to marry Elfieda, the daughter of King [[Oswiu of Northumbria]]; Oswiu, however, made this conditio...
6: ...nd had married his sister Cyneherga, the daughter of King Penda.<small>^{[[#References|1]]}</s...
8: Peada was subsequently baptized by [[Finan]] of [[Lindisfarne]], and this was followed by a campa...

Coenwulf of Mercia (4604 bytes)
1: [[Category:Mercian monarchs]]
2: ...1]]) was [[List of monarchs of Mercia|King]] of [[Mercia]] from [[796]] to [[821]].
4: ...ast kings [[Penda of Mercia|Penda]] and [[Eowa of Mercia|Eowa]], who had lived 150 years earlier.
6: ...8 to [[807]]; when he died, Coenwulf took control of Kent in name as well as fact.
8: ... Offa's death. However, Coenwulf regained control of East Anglia within a few years.

Penda of Mercia (29368 bytes)
1: ...at in the [[battle of the Winwaed]] in the course of a final campaign against the Bernicians and was k...
3: ==Descent, beginning of reign, and battle with the West Saxons==
5: ... Mercia|Pybba]], and thus said to be a descendant of [[Icel]], with a lineage purportedly extending ba...
7: ...ng, Wermund Wihtaeg's offspring, Wihtlaeg Woden's offspring.{{fn|2}}
9: ...own to its author.{{fn|3}} (Many of these 12 sons of Pybba may in fact merely represent later attempts...

Wulfhere of Mercia (2500 bytes)
1: ...ercia after its disastrous defeat at the [[Battle of Winwaed]].
3: ...supremacy of [[Oswiu of Northumbria|Oswiu]], king of [[Northumbria]], and Wulfhere became their king.
5: ...e the [[Kingdom of Essex|East]] and the [[Kingdom of Sussex|South Saxons]] to accept Christianity, and...
7: ...the Mercians and the West Saxons under [[Aescwine of Wessex|Aescwine]]. Wulfhere died in the same year...
9: ... only daughter was St Werburga or Werburh, abbess of [[Ely]].

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