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75 – Cerdic and Cynric: A Story of… well… Probably Farmers

The British History Podcast

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What Do We Know About Churdic?

Churdic was the founder of the House of Wessex, but he wasn't influential enough to be listed as a Brettwalda. archaeological record indicates there were Saxon settlements present in the area before Churdic's arrival. Some sites show signs of continuity of occupation between the Romano-British era and the Anglo-Saxon era.

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