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Æthelred of Mercia
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Æthelred was king of Mercia from 675 until 704. He was the son of Penda of Mercia and came to the throne in 675, when his brother, Wulfhere of Mercia, died from an illness. Within a year of his access
Stained glass window in St John's Chester
Stained glass window in St John's Chester
Wulfhere of Mercia
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Wulfhere or Wulfar was King of Mercia from 658 until 675 AD. He was the first Christian king of all of Mercia, though it is not known when or how he converted from Anglo-Saxon paganism. His accession
Æthelred of Mercia
…Æthelred (; died after 704) was king of Mercia from 675 until 704. He was the son of Penda of Mercia and came to the throne in 675, when his brother, Wulfhere of Mercia, died from an illness. Within a year of his accession he invaded Kent, where his armies destroyed the city of Rochester. In 679 he defeated his…
Depiction of Wulfhere on the right at Lichfield Cathedral.
Depiction of Wulfhere on the right at Lichfield Cathedral.
Detail of a 14th-century transcription of an Anglo-Saxon charter that purports to have been issued by Wulfhere, in favour of the monastery at Medesham
Detail of a 14th-century transcription of an Anglo-Saxon charter that purports to have been issued by Wulfhere, in favour of the monastery at Medeshamstede: a depiction of the king appears in the initial capital letter "U".