Edwin (Old English: Ēadwine) (died 1071) was the elder brother of Morcar, Earl of Northumbria, son of Ælfgār, Earl of Mercia and grandson of Leofric, Earl...
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1030–1057) Ælfgar (1057–c. 1062) Edwin (c. 1062–1071) List of monarchs of Mercia Earl of March Welsh Marches Marcher Lords Council of the Marches Anglo-Saxon Chronicle...
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The Kingdom of Mercia was a state in the English Midlands from the 6th century to the 10th century. For some two hundred years from the mid-7th century...
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allegiance to Tostig and proclaimed Morcar, brother of Edwin, Earl of Mercia, as their new earl. They then marched south to Northampton, causing much...
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Ælfgar (died c. 1062) was the son of Leofric, Earl of Mercia, by his famous wife Godgifu (Lady Godiva). He succeeded to his father's title and responsibilities...
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30 September 1057) was an Earl of Mercia. He founded monasteries at Coventry and Much Wenlock and was a very powerful earl under King Cnut and his successors...
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defeated a northern English army led by Edwin, Earl of Mercia, and his brother Morcar, Earl of Northumbria, at the Battle of Fulford, outside York. Following...
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Tostig Godwinson (redirect from Tostig, Earl of Northumbria)
brother of Edwin, Earl of Mercia. The northern rebels marched south to press their case with King Edward. They were joined at Northampton by Earl Edwin and...
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Abingdon Edwin, Earl of Mercia (died 1071), brother-in-law of Harold Godwinson (Harold II) Edwin Sandys (bishop) (1519–1588), Archbishop of York E. W. Abeygunasekera...
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Bolton Abbey (redirect from Priory of St Mary, Bolton Abbey)
the Harrying of the North after the defeat of the rebellion of Edwin, Earl of Mercia and classified as the Clamores (disputed land) of Yorkshire until...
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