Æthelred I of Northumbria
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Æthelred, was the king of Northumbria from 774 to 779 and again from 790 until he was murdered in 796. He was the son of Æthelwald Moll and Æthelthryth and possibly became king while still a child aft
Coin of Æthelred
Silver styca of Aethelred
Base silver styca of Aethelred I -- second reign (789-796)
The ancient Roman fortress at Corbridge where Æthelred was slain.
Offa of Mercia
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Offa was King of Mercia, a kingdom of Anglo-Saxon England, from 757 until his death in 796. The son of Thingfrith and a descendant of Eowa, Offa came to the throne after a period of civil war followin
Æthelred I of Northumbria
…Alcuin's letters to Æthelred blaming this event on the sins of Æthelred and his nobility. On 29 September 792 Æthelred married Ælfflæd the daughter of Offa of Mercia at Catterick. While Æthelred was in Corbridge a group of conspiring nobles murdered him on 18 April 796. As a result, Osbald, an ealdorman and a friend…
Penny of Cynethryth, wife of King Offa (1.29 g)
Another coin of Offa
Silver penny of Offa
Looking along Offa's Dyke, near Knill, Herefordshire