king of the West Saxons

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• Alfred (Aelfred), King Of The West Saxons — (849 899)    The great king of Wessex (871 899), a Saxon kingdom in southwestern England. He prevented England from falling to the Danes by defeating them at the Battle of Edington (Wiltshire) in 878 and recapturing London in 886. Famous as these …   British and Irish poets

• The Queen's Exchange — is a Caroline era stage play, a tragicomedy written by Richard Brome.Publication and performance The Queen s Exchange was first published in 1657, in a quarto issued by the bookseller Henry Brome. (Henry Brome was reportedly no relation to the… …   Wikipedia

• Huwal of the West Welsh — Huwal (Welsh: Hywel; modern English: Howell), King of the West Welsh was a Celtic monarch of the early mid 10th century recorded in the Anglo Saxon Chronicle. There is some controversy over the location of his kingdom.This character only appears… …   Wikipedia

• The Abbey of Abingdon —     The Abbey of Abingdon     † Catholic Encyclopedia ► The Abbey of Abingdon     This abbey, located in the County of Berkshire, England, was founded A.D. 675, by Cyssa, Viceroy of Kinwine, King of the West Saxons, or by his nephew Heane, in… …   Catholic encyclopedia

• The English College, in Rome —     The English College, in Rome     † Catholic Encyclopedia ► The English College, in Rome     I. FOUNDATION     Some historians (e.g., Dodd, II, 168, following Polydere Vergil, Harpsfield, Spelman, etc.) have traced the origin of the English… …   Catholic encyclopedia

• king alfred's candle — ˈalfrə̇dz noun Usage: usually capitalized K&A Etymology: after Alfred the Great died 901 king of the West Saxons in England; from the belief that he developed such a device : an early time telling device consisting of a candle marked off in time… …   Useful english dictionary

• The Strood — is a causeway crossing the marshes and the Strood Channel between the coast of Essex in the south east of England and Mersea Island.It is ancient having been constructed by St Sæbbi, a King of the East Saxons who ruled from 664 to 694. External… …   Wikipedia

• Saxons — For other uses, see Saxon (disambiguation). 1868 illustration of Augustine addressing the Saxons …   Wikipedia

• ALFRED THE GREAT —    king of the West Saxons, and the most celebrated and greatest of all the Saxon kings. His troubles were with the Danes, who at the time of his accession infested the whole country north of the Thames; with these he fought nine battles with… …   The Nuttall Encyclopaedia

• The Anglo-Saxon Church —     The Anglo Saxon Church     † Catholic Encyclopedia ► The Anglo Saxon Church     I. ANGLO SAXON OCCUPATION OF BRITAIN     The word Anglo Saxon is used as a collective name for those Teutonic settlers the foundation stock of the English race… …   Catholic encyclopedia