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- Mercia abstract "The Kingdom of Mercia (Old English: Miercna rīce), usually referred to as Mercia /ˈmɜrsiə, ˈmɜrʃə/, was one of the kingdoms of the Anglo-Saxon Heptarchy. The name is a Latinisation of the Old English Mierce or Myrce, meaning "border people" (see March).The kingdom was centred on the valley of the River Trent and its tributaries, in the region now known as the English Midlands. The kingdom's "capital" was the town of Tamworth, which was the seat of the Mercian Kings from at least around AD 584, when King Creoda built a fortress at the town.For 300 years (between AD 600 and 900), having annexed or gained submissions from five of the other six kingdoms of the Heptarchy (East Anglia, Essex, Kent, Sussex and Wessex), Mercia dominated England south of the River Humber: this period is known as The Mercian Supremacy. The reign of King Offa, who is best remembered for his Dyke which designated the boundary between Mercia and the Welsh kingdoms, is sometimes known as the "Golden Age of Mercia". Nicholas Brooks noted that "the Mercians stand out as by far the most successful of the various early Anglo-Saxon peoples until the later ninth century", and some historians, such as Sir Frank Stenton, believe the unification of England south of the Humber estuary was achieved during the reign of Offa.Mercia was originally a pagan kingdom, but King Peada converted to Christianity around 656, with Christianity firmly established in the kingdom by the late 7th century. The Diocese of Mercia was founded in 656, with the first bishop, Diuma, based at Repton. After only 13 years at Repton, in 669 the fifth bishop, Saint Chad, moved the bishopric to Lichfield, where it has been based ever since. In 691 the Diocese of Mercia became the Diocese of Lichfield. For a brief period between 787 to 799 the diocese was an Archbishopric, although it was officially dissolved in 803. The current bishop, Jonathan Gledhill, is the 98th since the diocese was established.At the end of the 9th century, following the invasions of The Vikings and their Great Heathen Army, much of the former Mercian territory was absorbed into the Danelaw. At its height the Danelaw included London, all of East Anglia and most of the North of England.The final Mercian king, Ceolwulf II, died in 879; the kingdom appears to have thereby lost its political independence. Initially it was ruled by a Lord or Earldorman under the overlordship of Alfred The Great, who styled himself "King of the Anglo-Saxons". The kingdom had a brief period of independence in the mid-10th century, and in 1016 it became part of the Kingdom of England ruled by King Canute (Cnut the Great).Mercia is still used as a geographic designation, and the name is used by wide range of organisations, including military units, public, commercial and voluntary bodies. It also occurs as a female given name.[citation needed]".
- Mercia capital Tamworth,_Staffordshire.
- Mercia currency Pound_sterling.
- Mercia dissolutionYear "0918".
- Mercia foundingYear "0527".
- Mercia thumbnail FlagOfWessex.svg?width=300.
- Mercia wikiPageExternalLink History_Measham.htm.
- Mercia wikiPageExternalLink hidage.html.
- Mercia wikiPageExternalLink www.staffordshirehoard.org.uk.
- Mercia wikiPageID "38769".
- Mercia wikiPageRevisionID "605767148".
- Mercia capital Tamworth,_Staffordshire.
- Mercia commonLanguages Latin.
- Mercia commonLanguages Old_English.
- Mercia commonName "Mercia".
- Mercia continent "Europe".
- Mercia conventionalLongName "Kingdom of Mercia".
- Mercia country "England".
- Mercia currency Pound_sterling.
- Mercia era Heptarchy.
- Mercia flagS "FlagOfWessex.svg".
- Mercia governmentType "Absolute monarchy".
- Mercia hasPhotoCollection Mercia.
- Mercia imageCoat "Coat of arms of Mercie.svg".
- Mercia imageCoat "Mercian regiment.PNG".
- Mercia imageFlag "Saint Alban's cross.svg".
- Mercia imageMap "Mercia map.svg".
- Mercia imageMap "Mercian Supremacy x 4 alt.png".
- Mercia imageMapCaption "The Kingdom of Mercia and the kingdom's extent during the Mercian Supremacy".
- Mercia imageMapCaption "The Kingdom of Mercia.".
- Mercia leader %C3%86thelbald_of_Mercia.
- Mercia leader %C3%86thelred,_Lord_of_the_Mercians.
- Mercia leader Offa_of_Mercia.
- Mercia leader Penda_of_Mercia.
- Mercia leader "Icel".
- Mercia leader "Ælfwynn".
- Mercia legislature Witenagemot.
- Mercia lifeSpan "527".
- Mercia nativeName "Merciorum regnum".
- Mercia nativeName "Miercna rīce".
- Mercia p "Hwicce".
- Mercia p "Kingdom of Lindsey".
- Mercia p "Sub-Roman Britain".
- Mercia region "British Isles".
- Mercia religion Anglo-Saxon_Christianity.
- Mercia religion Anglo-Saxon_paganism.
- Mercia s "Wessex".
- Mercia status "Kingdom".
- Mercia statusText "Client state of Wessex".
- Mercia statusText "Independent kingdom".
- Mercia symbolType "Coat of arms".
- Mercia titleLeader List_of_monarchs_of_Mercia.
- Mercia yearEnd "918".
- Mercia yearLeader "527".
- Mercia yearLeader "716".
- Mercia yearLeader "757".
- Mercia yearLeader "918".
- Mercia yearLeader "c.626–655".
- Mercia yearLeader "c.881–911".
- Mercia yearStart "527".
- Mercia subject Category:918_disestablishments.
- Mercia subject Category:Mercia.
- Mercia subject Category:Peoples_of_Anglo-Saxon_England.
- Mercia subject Category:Regions_of_England.
- Mercia subject Category:States_and_territories_established_in_527.
- Mercia point "52.6 -1.6".
- Mercia type Abstraction100002137.
- Mercia type Anglo-SaxonKingdoms.
- Mercia type Attribute100024264.
- Mercia type Environment113934596.
- Mercia type Group100031264.
- Mercia type Kingdom114514805.
- Mercia type People107942152.
- Mercia type PeoplesOfAnglo-SaxonEngland.
- Mercia type PettyKingdomsOfEngland.
- Mercia type Situation113927383.
- Mercia type Sphere114514039.
- Mercia type State100024720.
- Mercia type Country.
- Mercia type Place.
- Mercia type PopulatedPlace.
- Mercia type Wikidata:Q532.
- Mercia type Country.
- Mercia type Place.
- Mercia type Country.
- Mercia type Location_Underspecified.
- Mercia type PopulatedPlace.
- Mercia type Location.
- Mercia type SpatialThing.
- Mercia comment "The Kingdom of Mercia (Old English: Miercna rīce), usually referred to as Mercia /ˈmɜrsiə, ˈmɜrʃə/, was one of the kingdoms of the Anglo-Saxon Heptarchy. The name is a Latinisation of the Old English Mierce or Myrce, meaning "border people" (see March).The kingdom was centred on the valley of the River Trent and its tributaries, in the region now known as the English Midlands.".
- Mercia label "Koninkrijk Mercia".
- Mercia label "Mercia".
- Mercia label "Mercia".
- Mercia label "Mercie".
- Mercia label "Mercja".
- Mercia label "Regno di Mercia".
- Mercia label "Reino da Mércia".
- Mercia label "Reino de Mercia".
- Mercia label "Мерсия".
- Mercia label "مرسيا".
