The kingdoms of Northumbria, East Anglia, and parts of Mercia were all under the control of the Vikings. His dominion, the kingdom of Wessex, was the most powerful of the Anglo-Saxon kingdoms ...

Athelfleda: Why don’t you like it here? Athelstan: The people of Mercia hate my people - the people of Wessex. I don’t feel safe. Athelfleda: You have much to learn! We do not hate you.

Saxon or English kingdoms were created, the strongest of which, by AD 700, were Northumbria, Kent, Wessex and Mercia. The early kingdoms of Wales have older roots than do those of England.

Mercia School is built on a former landfill site. This new secondary school has been funded through the local authority. It closely follows the prescriptive design guidance from Department for ...