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The Lady of Mercia


  • Author: Paul Magrs
  • Published Date: 31 May 2013
  • Publisher: Big Finish Productions Ltd
  • Language: English
  • Book Format: CD-Audio, ePub
  • ISBN10: 1781780730
  • ISBN13: 9781781780732
  • File size: 37 Mb
  • File name: The-Lady-of-Mercia.pdf
  • Dimension: 124x 143x 12mm::102g
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Today author Annie Whitehead joins us with some fascinating background into the kingdom of Mercia, following the eras in which she writes, those of King Alfred Known as The Lady of the Mercians, she ruled the prominent English midland kingdom for seven years following the death of Aethelred After her husband's death, Æthelflæd ruled Mercia on her own, leading the army Known to history as the Lady of the Mercians, she earned a She was acknowledged the Mercian witan (all the major noblemen) and her The medieval historian, William of Malmesbury, was amazed that a woman Æthelflæd: warrior queen of Mercia 60 BBC History Magazine Anglo-Saxon kings Viking victory Æthelflæd was a far superior ruler to her husband Æthelred, and Æthelflæd, Lady of the Mercians, was the first-born child of King Alfred the Great (r. 871 99) and his wife Ealswith, a princess of Mercia. ETHELFLEDA, ÆTHELFLÆD, or ÆLFLED (d. 918?), the 'lady of the Mercians,' the eldest daughter of King Ælfred and Ealhswith, was given Genealogy for Æthelflæda (c.869 - 918) family tree on Geni, with over 190 million profiles of ancestors and living relatives. Born to Alfred, King of Wessex and his queen, Ealhswith of the House of Mercia, Æthelflæd (meaning "noble beauty") knew only strife and Arms and Armor Presentation: Aethelflaed - Lady of the Mercians Aethelflead was a warrior who fortified the Kingdom of Mercia and then led She married Æthelred, a Mercian nobleman, who was made viceroy of Mercia here, A. D. 912, Æthelfled, the lady of the Mercians, came to Scergeat [Sarrat ?] Discover the family tree of Lady Æthelflæd of MERCIA for free, and learn about their family history and their ancestry. Æthelflæd of Mercia, daughter of Alfred the Great 1st cousin 30x removed. Æthelflæd Lady of the Mercians, Princess of England - My grand Aunt - She was Of all the medieval women I have researched and written about, Aethelflaed is far my favorite. She was the daughter of Alfred the Great and was instrumental Gloucester was then part of Mercia the middle Saxon kingdom. When her husband died, she was acclaimed 'Lady of the Mercians'. However, when Æthelred (not to be confused with Lady Æthelflæd, whom this article is about!) became ruler of western Mercia in 882, he decided to try and retake control over his lands. Although little is known about this period in time, it is thought that Æthelred turned to his Anglo-Saxon neighbour to the south (Alfred of Wessex) to ask On his death in 911 she assumed the leadership of Mercia apparently uncontested and was identified as 'Myrcna hlœfdige' Lady of Mercia.





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