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Mercia


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A former kingdom of central England. It was established by invading Angles in the 6th century ad in the border areas between the new Anglo-Saxon settlements in the east and the Celtic regions in the west.

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Mercia
in The Oxford Dictionary of the Middle Ages Length: 569 words
Mercia
in The Concise Oxford Dictionary of Archaeology (2) Length: 77 words
Mercia
in The Kings and Queens of Britain (2 rev) Length: 106 words
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in A Dictionary of World History (2) Length: 112 words

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