Key concepts Invasion Settlement Heathens Christianity Monastic life Kingdom Chronicle English
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7. Wessex (West Saxons), later the kingdom of King Alfred, the only English king ever to have been called ‘the Great', and his equally impressive grandson, Athelstan, the first who could truly call himself ‘King of the English'.
King Alfred, only english King to be called "the Great," and his equally impressive Grandson, Athelstan, first who could truly call himself "King of the English"
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5. Essex (East Saxons). Here the famous Battle of Maldon was fought against the Vikings in 991.
Battle of Maldon against the Vikings in 991
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3. Northumbria, where the monk Bede (c. 670-735) lived and wrote his Ecclesiastical History of Britain.
Monk Bede wrote his Ecclesiastical History of Britain
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2. Mercia, whose best-known ruler, Offa, built Offa's Dyke along the border between Wales and England. This large kingdom stretched over the Midlands.
Offa, built Offa's Dyke along border between Wales and England, stretched over the Midlands
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1. Kent, settled by the Jutes. Ethelbert of Kent was the first Anglo-Saxon king to be converted to Christianity, by St Augustine around 595 AD.
First to be converted to Christianity
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