Former state · 519 CE – 927 CE
Wessex
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The Kingdom of the West Saxons, also known as the Kingdom of Wessex, was an Anglo-Saxon kingdom in the south of Great Britain, from around 519 until around 927. In about 886, Alfred the Great adopted the title 'King of the Anglo-Saxons' as the ruler of all Anglo-Saxons not under Danish rule. Over the next thirty years Alfred's son, Edward the Elder and grandson Æthelstan conquered the Danish kingdoms, and when Æthelstan conquered the last surviving one, York, in 927, he adopted the title 'King of the English'.
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Alfred the Great849 CE – 899 CEKing of Wessex (r. 872–901)Source: Wikidata (citizenship)
Æthelstan895 CE – 939 CEKing of Wessex and first king of England (r. 924-939)Source: Wikidata (citizenship)
Edmund I920 CE – 946 CEKing of England (r. 939–946)Source: Wikidata (citizenship)
Edred of England923 CE – 955 CEKing of England (r. 946–955)Source: Wikidata (citizenship)
Ecgberht771 CE – 839 CEKing of WessexSource: Wikidata (citizenship)
Saint Boniface675 CE – 754 CE8th‑century Anglo‑Saxon bishop and missionary, Catholic saint and martyr, known as the ‘Apostle to the Germans’Source: Wikidata (citizenship)
Everything that happened
- 825 CEBattle of EllendunSwindonThe Battle of Ellendun or Battle of Wroughton was fought between Ecgberht of Wessex and Beornwulf of Mercia in September 825. Sir Frank Stenton described it as "one of the most decisive battles of English history". It began the establishment of West Saxon dominance in southern England.Source: Wikidata (country)
- 870 CEBattle of EnglefieldEnglefieldThe Battle of Englefield was a West Saxon victory against a Danish Viking army on about 31 December 870 at Englefield, near Reading in Berkshire. It was the first of a series of battles that took place following an invasion of Wessex by the Danish army in December 870.Source: Wikidata (country)
- 871 CEBattle of AshdownBerkshireThe Battle of Ashdown was a West Saxon victory over a Danish Viking army on about 8 January 871. The location of Ashdown is not known, but may be Kingstanding Hill in Berkshire. Other writers place the battle near Starveall, a short distance north of the village of Aldworth and south east of Lowbury Hill.Source: Wikidata (country)
- 871 CEBattle of ReadingReadingThe Battle of Reading was a victory for a Danish Viking army over a West Saxon force on or about 4 January 871 at Reading in Berkshire. The Vikings were led by Bagsecg and Halfdan Ragnarsson and the West Saxons by King Æthelred and his brother, the future King Alfred the Great. It was the second of a series of battles that took place following an invasion of Wessex by the Danish army in December 870.Source: Wikidata (country)