Kingdom of Elfed
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Elfed, also known by its Old Welsh and Old English name of Elmet, was a Brythonic kingdom thought to have been an independent polity between the 5th century and sometime after the mid-7th century as p
The Old North c. 550 – c. 650
History of Leeds
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Loidis, from which Leeds, Yorkshire derives its name, was anciently a forested area of the Celtic kingdom of Elmet. The settlement certainly existed at the time of the Norman conquest of England and i
Kingdom of Elfed
…may have ruled Elmet near the end of the 6th century. Bede mentions that "subsequent kings made a house for themselves in the district, which is called Loidis". However some sources do indicate that Elmet was actually peacefully annexed by Northumbria and that there was no direct military confrontation…
J. M. W. Turner's 1816 painting of Leeds, from Beeston Hill. At the left-hand edge is Marshall's Mill, in the centre is Trinity Church, and further to the right, through the smoke, is the tower of Leeds Parish Church, now Leeds Minster.
Construction of the former Leeds Tramway along Roundhay Road in Harehills, Leeds.
Bridge End in Leeds city centre, 1869.
Leeds war memorial