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Eadwig

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Eadwig, also spelled Edwy (died 1 October 959), sometimes called the All-Fair, was King of England from 955 until his premature death. [1]

51 relations: Alfred the Great, Anglo-Saxon Chronicle, Annulment, Ælfgifu of Shaftesbury, Ælfgifu, wife of Eadwig, Æthelred Mucel, Æthelred of Wessex, Æthelstan Half-King, Æthelweard (historian), Æthelwulf, British Library, Consanguinity, County of Flanders, Cynesige of Lichfield, Dunstan, Eadgifu of Kent, Eadred, Ealhswith, East Anglia, Edgar the Peaceful, Edmund I, Edward the Elder, Folklore, Frances Burney, Glastonbury Abbey, Gloucester, History of Christianity in Britain, House of Wessex, John of Worcester, Kent, Kingdom of England, Kingdom of Northumbria, Kingston upon Thames, List of English monarchs, List of monarchs of Wessex, Mercia, New Minster, Winchester, Oda of Canterbury, Order of Saint Benedict, Osburh, Patricia Skinner (historian), Richard Dadd, River Thames, Thomas Sedgwick Whalley, Wessex, William Bromley (engraver), William Dyce, William Hamilton (painter), Winchester, Winchester Cathedral, ..., Wynflaed. Expand index (1 more) »

Alfred the Great

Alfred the Great (Ælfrēd, Ælfrǣd, "elf counsel" or "wise elf"; 849 – 26 October 899) was King of Wessex from 871 to 899.

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Anglo-Saxon Chronicle

The Anglo-Saxon Chronicle is a collection of annals in Old English chronicling the history of the Anglo-Saxons.

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Annulment

Annulment is a legal procedure within secular and religious legal systems for declaring a marriage null and void.

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Ælfgifu of Shaftesbury

Saint Ælfgifu of Shaftesbury, also known as Saint Elgiva (died 944) was the first wife of Edmund I (r. 939–946), by whom she bore two future kings, Eadwig (r. 955–959) and Edgar (r. 959–975).

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Ælfgifu, wife of Eadwig

Ælfgifu was the consort of King Eadwig of England (r. 955–59) for a brief period of time until 957 or 958.

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Æthelred Mucel

Æthelred Mucel was an Anglo-Saxon noble from Mercia, who was the father of Ealhswith the wife of Alfred the Great.

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Æthelred of Wessex

Æthelred I (Old English: Æþelræd, sometimes rendered as Ethelred, "noble counsel"; – 871) was King of Wessex from 865 to 871.

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Æthelstan Half-King

Æthelstan Half-King (fl. 932 – 956), was an important and influential Ealdorman of East Anglia who interacted with five kings of England, including his adopted son Edgar the Peaceful.

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Æthelweard (historian)

Æthelweard (also Ethelward; d. c. 998), descended from the Anglo-Saxon King Æthelred I of Wessex, the elder brother of Alfred the Great, was an ealdorman and the author of a Latin version of the Anglo-Saxon Chronicle known as the Chronicon Æthelweardi.

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Æthelwulf

Æthelwulf (Old English for "Noble Wolf"; died 13 January 858) was King of Wessex from 839 to 858.

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British Library

The British Library is the national library of the United Kingdom and the largest national library in the world by number of items catalogued.

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Consanguinity

Consanguinity ("blood relation", from the Latin consanguinitas) is the property of being from the same kinship as another person.

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County of Flanders

The County of Flanders (Graafschap Vlaanderen, Comté de Flandre) was a historic territory in the Low Countries.

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Cynesige of Lichfield

Cynesige (died c. 963) was a medieval Bishop of Lichfield.

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Dunstan

Dunstan (909 – 19 May 988 AD)Lapidge, "Dunstan (d. 988)" was successively Abbot of Glastonbury Abbey, Bishop of Worcester, Bishop of London, and Archbishop of Canterbury, later canonised as a saint.

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Eadgifu of Kent

Eadgifu of Kent (also Edgiva or Ediva) (in or before 903 – in or after 966) was the third wife of Edward the Elder, King of the Anglo-Saxons.

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Eadred

Eadred (also Edred) (923 – 23 November 955) was King of the English from 946 until his death.

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Ealhswith

Ealhswith or Ealswitha (died 5 December 902) was the wife of King Alfred the Great.

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East Anglia

East Anglia is a geographical area in the East of England.

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Edgar the Peaceful

Edgar (Ēadgār; 8 July 975), known as the Peaceful or the Peaceable, was King of England from 959 until his death.

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Edmund I

Edmund I (Ēadmund, pronounced; 921 – 26 May 946) was King of the English from 939 until his death.

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Edward the Elder

Edward the Elder (c. 874 – 17 July 924) was King of the Anglo-Saxons from 899 until his death.

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Folklore

Folklore is the expressive body of culture shared by a particular group of people; it encompasses the traditions common to that culture, subculture or group.

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Frances Burney

Frances Burney (13 June 17526 January 1840), also known as Fanny Burney and after her marriage as Madame d'Arblay, was an English satirical novelist, diarist and playwright.

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Glastonbury Abbey

Glastonbury Abbey was a monastery in Glastonbury, Somerset, England.

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Gloucester

Gloucester is a city and district in Gloucestershire, England, of which it is the county town.

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History of Christianity in Britain

The history of Christianity in Britain covers the religious organisations, policies, theology, and popular religiosity since ancient times.

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House of Wessex

The House of Wessex, also known as the House of Cerdic (Cerdicingas in Old English), refers to the family that initially ruled a kingdom in southwest England known as Wessex, from the 6th century under Cerdic of Wessex until the unification of the Kingdoms of England by Alfred the Great and his successors.

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John of Worcester

John of Worcester (died c. 1140) was an English monk and chronicler who worked at Worcester Priory.

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Kent

Kent is a county in South East England and one of the home counties.

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Kingdom of England

The Kingdom of England (French: Royaume d'Angleterre; Danish: Kongeriget England; German: Königreich England) was a sovereign state on the island of Great Britain from the 10th century—when it emerged from various Anglo-Saxon kingdoms—until 1707, when it united with Scotland to form the Kingdom of Great Britain.

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Kingdom of Northumbria

The Kingdom of Northumbria (Norþanhymbra rīce) was a medieval Anglian kingdom in what is now northern England and south-east Scotland.

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Kingston upon Thames

Kingston upon Thames, also known as Kingston, is an area in the southwest of Greater London, England, southwest of Charing Cross.

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List of English monarchs

This list of kings and queens of the Kingdom of England begins with Alfred the Great, King of Wessex, one of the petty kingdoms to rule a portion of modern England.

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List of monarchs of Wessex

This is a list of monarchs of Wessex until 927.

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Mercia

Mercia (Miercna rīce) was one of the kingdoms of the Anglo-Saxon Heptarchy.

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New Minster, Winchester

The New Minster in Winchester was a royal Benedictine abbey founded in 901 in Winchester in the English county of Hampshire.

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Oda of Canterbury

Oda (or Odo; died 958), called the Good or the Severe, was a 10th-century Archbishop of Canterbury in England.

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Order of Saint Benedict

The Order of Saint Benedict (OSB; Latin: Ordo Sancti Benedicti), also known as the Black Monksin reference to the colour of its members' habitsis a Catholic religious order of independent monastic communities that observe the Rule of Saint Benedict.

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Osburh

Osburh or Osburga was the first wife of King Æthelwulf of Wessex and mother of Alfred the Great.

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Patricia Skinner (historian)

Patricia E. Skinner, FRHistS (born 1965) is a British historian and academic, specialising in Medieval Europe.

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Richard Dadd

Richard Dadd (1 August 1817 – 7 January 1886) was an English painter of the Victorian era, noted for his depictions of fairies and other supernatural subjects, Orientalist scenes, and enigmatic genre scenes, rendered with obsessively minuscule detail.

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River Thames

The River Thames is a river that flows through southern England, most notably through London.

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Thomas Sedgwick Whalley

Thomas Sedgwick Whalley (1746–1828) was an English cleric, poet and traveller.

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Wessex

Wessex (Westseaxna rīce, the "kingdom of the West Saxons") was an Anglo-Saxon kingdom in the south of Great Britain, from 519 until England was unified by Æthelstan in the early 10th century.

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William Bromley (engraver)

William Bromley (1769–1842) an engraver was born at Carisbrooke on the Isle of Wight.

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William Dyce

Prof William Dyce (Aberdeen 19 September 1806 – 14 February 1864) was a distinguished Scottish artist, who played a significant part in the formation of public art education in the United Kingdom, as perhaps the true parent of the South Kensington Schools system.

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William Hamilton (painter)

William Hamilton (1751–1801) was an English painter and illustrator.

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Winchester

Winchester is a city and the county town of Hampshire, England.

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Winchester Cathedral

Winchester Cathedral is a Church of England cathedral in Winchester, Hampshire, England.

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Wynflaed

Wynflaed (d. ca 950/960) was an Anglo-Saxon noblewoman, a major landowner in the areas of Hampshire, Somerset, Dorset and Wiltshire.

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References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eadwig

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