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The Kings and Queens of Britain (2 ed.)

Reference type:
Subject Reference
Current Version:
2009
Subject:
History, Regional and National History
Length:
142 words
Essex, the kingdom of the East Saxons, was settled in the fifth century, the dynasty tracing its pedigree back to Seaxnet, a Saxon deity. There were a number of sub-groups, such as the ... More
Essex

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World Encyclopedia

Reference type:
Subject Reference
Current Version:
2004
Subject:
Encyclopedias
Length:
68 words

County in se England; the county town is Chelmsford. Colonized by the Romans at Colchester, the Anglo-Saxons invaded it

Essex

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The Oxford Companion to Chaucer

Reference type:
Subject Reference
Current Version:
2005
Subject:
Literature, Literary studies (early and medieval)
Length:
31 words

the English county (between Suffolk and the Thames). Chaucer's family had been merchants in Ipswich nearby, but he mentions the

Essex

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The Oxford Dictionary of the Middle Ages

Reference type:
Subject Reference
Current Version:
2010
Subject:
History, Early history (500 CE to 1500)
Length:
264 words

(East Saxons) An AS kingdom supposedly founded by Æscwin in 527; the region was settled from the early 6th

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The Oxford Dictionary of Phrase and Fable (2 ed.)

Reference type:
Subject Reference
Current Version:
2006
Subject:
Language reference, History of English, Literature, Literary theory and cultural studies
Length:
96 words
a county in the south-east of England. Essex girl a derogatory term applied to a type of young woman, supposedly to be found in and around Essex, and variously characterized as ... More

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