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2 giorni fa · She had transformed Mercia from a beleaguered kingdom on the brink of collapse into a stable, prosperous, and well-defended realm. She laid the groundwork for the unification of England, a process that would be completed by her nephew Athelstan, who became the first King of the English in 927 AD.
4 giorni fa · Edgar, King of England - Wikipedia. Contents. hide. (Top) Sources. Background. Early life. Edgar in Eadwig's early reign, 955 to 957. King of Mercia, 957 to 959. Consorts and children. King of England. Administration. Charters. Law. Coinage. Religion. Learning and art. Warfare and foreign relations. The events of 973. Death and aftermath.
1 giorno fa · Osburh. Alfred the Great (also spelled Ælfred; c.849 – 26 October 899) was King of the West Saxons from 871 to 886, and King of the Anglo-Saxons from 886 until his death in 899. He was the youngest son of King Æthelwulf and his first wife Osburh, who both died when Alfred was young. Three of Alfred's brothers, Æthelbald, Æthelberht and ...
3 giorni fa · Lista di santi. I santi sono persone che vivono la pienezza della vita cristiana e la perfezione della carità (punto 2013 catechismo della Chiesa Cattolica), e per questo vengono venerati, considerati come degli esempi di vita cristiana, e viene invocata la loro intercessione presso Dio dai fedeli di alcune Chiese cristiane.
5 giorni fa · List of female monarchs. Top left: Elizabeth II is the longest-reigning female monarch, ruling as Queen of the United Kingdom for from 1952 to 2022, 70 years. Top right: Queen Victoria ruled the United Kingdom for 63 years, from 1837 to 1901; the longest at the time. Bottom left: Wilhelmina, Queen of the Netherlands for 58 years from 1890 to ...
4 giorni fa · As early as the reign of Edward the Elder (899- 924) one of the moneyers in north-western Mercia bore the name Irfara, a Norse nickname meaning 'the Ireland journeyer', and there continued to be a strong Scandinavian and Gaelic element among the names of Chester moneyers, much more pronounced than at other west Mercian mints ...
4 giorni fa · Edith Wharton, American author best known for her stories and novels about the upper-class society into which she was born. Among her notable works are the novels The House of Mirth, The Age of Innocence, and Ethan Frome.
