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Kingdom of Mercia

one of the kingdoms of the Anglo-Saxon Heptarchy

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Details

Instance of: historical country, client state
Inception: 527
Part of: Heptarchy
Follows: Kingdom of the Hwicce
Followed by: Kingdom of Wessex
Continent: Europe
Capital: Tamworth
Religion: Anglo-Saxon paganism, Christianity in Anglo-Saxon England
basic form of government: absolute monarchy, monarchy
currency: Anglo-Saxon pound
described by source: Small Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary, Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary, The Nuttall Encyclopædia, Great Soviet Encyclopedia (1926–1947), Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition
dissolved, abolished or demolished: 918
language used: Brythonic
native label: Miercna Rīce
office held by head of state: King of Mercia
official language: Old English, Latin
official religion: paganism, Christianity
topic's main category: Category:Mercia

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Subject of

1911 Encyclopædia Britannica/Mercia
Aethelfled - Warrior Queen of Mercia
Mercia: An Anglo-Saxon Kingdom in Europe