Wessex - Wikipedia
WEBCoordinates: 51.2°N 2°W. The Kingdom of the West Saxons, also known as the Kingdom of Wessex, was an Anglo-Saxon kingdom in the south of Great Britain, from around 519 until Alfred the Great declared himself as King of the Anglo-Saxons in 886. [1]
Wessex | Kingdom, History, Map, & Facts | Britannica
WEBWessex, one of the kingdoms of Anglo-Saxon England, whose ruling dynasty eventually became kings of the whole country. In its permanent nucleus, its land approximated that of the modern counties of Hampshire, Dorset, Wiltshire, and Somerset. Learn more about Wessex, including its kings.
Wessex Map Anglo Saxon England - Medieval Chronicles
WEBWessex Map: The Jewel of Anglo-Saxon England. Nestled in the heart of ancient England, the kingdom of Wessex stands as a testament to the resilience and power of the Anglo-Saxon people. Anglo Saxon settlements in England in early period of 400-500.
Kingdom of Wessex - World History Encyclopedia
WEBNov 23, 2018 · The Kingdom of Wessex (c. 519-927 CE or c. 519-1066 CE) was a political entity founded by the West Saxon Chieftain Cerdic (r. 519-540 CE) in 519 CE in the Upper Thames Valley of modern-day Britain which would later evolve into the modern nation.
Kings and Queens of Wessex | Timeline of Wessex - Historic UK
WEBWessex, also known as the Kingdom of the West Saxons, was a large and extremely influential Anglo-Saxon kingdom from 519 to 927AD. In this article, we take a look at the Kings and Queens that ruled over the kingdom for almost half a millennium.
Wessex - Simple English Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
WEBKingdom of England. Map of the British Isles circa 802. Wessex was an old Anglo-Saxon kingdom before England became one country. It was one of seven kingdoms in England. It was named after the West Saxons.
Kingdoms of the Anglo-Saxons - Wessex / Kingdom United - The …
WEBWest Seaxe (West Saxons / Wessex) Incorporating the Wiltsaete. The West Saxons formed one of the most powerful Anglo-Saxon kingdoms of England - in fact it was their kingdom that formed the basis of a single, united English kingdom in the mid-tenth century.
Wessex summary | Britannica
WEBWessex, Ancient Anglo-Saxon kingdom, southern England. Its area approximated that of the counties of Hampshire, Dorset, Wiltshire, Somerset, Berkshire, and Avon. Its capital was Winchester. The kingdom is traditionally thought to have been founded by Saxon invaders of Britain c. 494.
Wessex, kingdom of - Encyclopedia.com
WEBIntrinsic reasons within Wessex explain why Wessex emerged as the nucleus of such a kingdom: better communications, greater agrarian wealth, proximity to the continent, control of the south-east with its economic and political potential in London, Kent, and Canterbury.
Wessex - Encyclopedia.com
WEBMay 23, 2018 · Wessex the kingdom of the West Saxons, established in Hampshire in the early 6th century and gradually extended by conquest to include much of southern England. Under Alfred the Great and his successors it formed the nucleus of the Anglo-Saxon kingdom of England.
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