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266 – The Rise of AEthelflaed and the Breaking of Northumbria

The British History Podcast

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The Decline of Mercia and the Rise of Wessex in Anglo-Saxon Britain

This chapter explores the political maneuvering and family control within the House of Wessex that led to the decline of Mercia and the rise of Wessex in Anglo-Saxon Britain, as well as the lack of historical accounts of Edward and Athleflad's wars against the Danes.

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