The Anglo-Saxons also brought their own religious beliefs ... By the ninth century, the country was divided into four kingdoms - Northumbria, Mercia, East Anglia and Wessex.

Mercia was not only one of the most important of the seven principal Anglo-Saxon kingships into which England was roughly divided but also one of the most belligerent. Between A.D. 600 and 850 ...

And as a young man, he sat at the elbow of his powerful paternal aunt, Æthelflæd, who ruled over the Anglo-Saxon kingdom of ...

Sharing power with her husband, Aethelred, Lord of Mercia, and ruling independently after his death, Aethelflaed commanded wide respect across the Anglo-Saxon kingdoms. Written documents from the ...

Aethelflaed was a powerful Anglo-Saxon leader. She was the daughter of Alfred the Great who left her money and land. She also married the most powerful noble of Mercia, Ethelred. Anglo-Saxons were ...

Now featuring a bustling high street, manicured nature reserves, and an acclaimed theme park - Tamworth was once the capital of one of England's most powerful kingdoms, Mercia. Its Anglo-Saxon ...