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Consecration of Westminster Abbey, 28 December 1065

Posted on December 28, 2021 by Regina Jeffers

The Collegiate Church of St Peter at Westminster is a large Gothic abbey church in the City of Westminster, London, England, situated to the west of the Palace of Westminster. It was a Benedictine monastic church until the monastery was … Continue reading →

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Early Political History of England: The West Saxons

Posted on April 16, 2015 by Regina Jeffers

Under King Offa, the Mercians defeated the Northumbrians, but the Mercian rule lasted only as long Offa remained in control. The Mercians were replaced by a line of West Saxon kings, including Ine (688-725); Egbert (802 -839), and Alfred the Great … Continue reading →

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Edward the Confessor, the Last of the Anglo-Saxon Kings

Posted on February 22, 2012 by Regina Jeffers

Edward the Confessor also known as St. Edward the Confessor (Old English: Ēadƿeard se Andettere; French: Édouard le Confesseur; 1003–05 to 4 or 5 January 1066), son of Æthelred the Unready and Emma of Normandy, was one of the last … Continue reading →

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Canute, England’s Viking King

Posted on February 21, 2012 by Regina Jeffers

With Aethelred’s death in 1016, two men stepped forward to claim the throne: Aethelred’s son, Edmund Ironside, and Sweyn Forkbeard’s (King of Denmark) son, Canute. The two fought for control (The Saxons favored Edmund and the Danes chose Canute) of … Continue reading →

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