Difference between revisions of "Heptarchy"
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This is the name used to describe the configuration of the rulership of England (excepting Scotland and Wales) during the Anglo-Saxon period and continuing until the Viking invasion and the advent of the [[Danelaw]]. The seven major kingdoms of which the Heptarchy was comprised are listed below. | This is the name used to describe the configuration of the rulership of England (excepting Scotland and Wales) during the Anglo-Saxon period and continuing until the Viking invasion and the advent of the [[Danelaw]]. The seven major kingdoms of which the Heptarchy was comprised are listed below. | ||
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<div align="center">East Anglia</div> | <div align="center">East Anglia</div> | ||
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<div align="center">Essex</div> | <div align="center">Essex</div> | ||
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<div align="center">Kent</div> | <div align="center">Kent</div> | ||
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<div align="center">Mercia</div> | <div align="center">Mercia</div> | ||
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<div align="center">Northumbria</div> | <div align="center">Northumbria</div> | ||
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<div align="center">Sussex</div> | <div align="center">Sussex</div> | ||
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<div align="center">Wessex</div> | <div align="center">Wessex</div> | ||
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[http://www.britannia.com/history/monarchs/heptarchy.html Kingdoms of the Heptarchy] | [http://www.britannia.com/history/monarchs/heptarchy.html Kingdoms of the Heptarchy] | ||
Revision as of 19:20, 1 March 2007
This is the name used to describe the configuration of the rulership of England (excepting Scotland and Wales) during the Anglo-Saxon period and continuing until the Viking invasion and the advent of the Danelaw. The seven major kingdoms of which the Heptarchy was comprised are listed below.
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East Anglia
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Essex
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Kent
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Mercia
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Northumbria
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Sussex
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Wessex
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