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	Wessex - LoveToKnow 1911 (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
		Sigeberht, after putting to death the last of the princes who remained faithful to him, was driven into exile and subsequently murdered; but vengeance was afterwards taken on Cynewulf by his brother Cyneheard.
		Her violent and murderous conduct led to the king's death in 802; and, it is said, caused the title of queen to be denied to the wives of later kings.
		Berhtric was succeeded by Ecgberht (q.v.), the chief event of whose reign was the overthrow of the Mercian king Beornwulf in 825, which led to the establishment of West Saxon supremacy and to the annexation by Wessex of Sussex, Surrey, Kent and Essex.
	www.1911encyclopedia.org /Wessex (1276 words)

	Timeline of Anglo Saxon England 688 AD-801 AD
		Bishop Wilfred of Hexham dies at Oundle and is buried at Ripon Abbey.
		King Sigeberht of Wessex acts unjustly and is removed from power by a council of nobles, in favour of his distant kinsman, Cynewulf.
		Sigeberht is given control of Hampshire, probably as ealdorman; but he murders one of his own men and is driven out and eventually suffers the same fate.
	www.britannia.com /history/saxontime2.html (3509 words)

	Wessex (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
		Wessex was presumably subject to Penda of Mercia during this interval.
		Sigeberht, described by the 'Anglo-Saxon Chronicle' as a "relative" of Cuthred, succeeded on the latter's death.
		Barbara Yorke ('Wessex in the Early Middle Ages'): "Asser's words are not without ambiguity and it is not clear whether 'the eastern districts' are Kent, Sussex, Surrey and the East Saxons or the eastern portion of the Wessex heartlands.
	www.stephen.j.murray.btinternet.co.uk /wessex.htm (17205 words)

	Witenagemot - Encyclopedia, History, Geography and Biography
		Before the unification of England in the 9th century, separate witenagemots were convened by the Kings of Essex, Kent, Mercia, Northumbria, Sussex and Wessex.
		Even after Wessex became the dominant power in England, supplanting the other kingdoms, local witans continued to meet until as late as 1065.
		Kings and earls could also be deposed by a witenagemot; Sigeberht of Wessex was deposed this way in 755, Ethelwald of Northumbria in 765.
	www.arikah.net /encyclopedia/Witan (534 words)

	The Heptarchy: Anglo-Saxon Ascendancy
		To the north of Kent was Essex; to the south was Sussex; to the west was Wessex.
		Wessex was founded in 519 by Cerdic, whose son Cynric is thought by some to have been the Saxon leader at the Battle of Badon Hill.
		Cynric's son Ceaulin was bretwalda and was the leader of Wessex at the time of the Synod of Whitby.
	www.suite101.com /article.cfm/ancient_british_history/61860 (427 words)

	Kingdoms of the Anglo-Saxons - Wessex
		The eastern half is permanently captured by Wessex.
		This is the first written record of the county of Devon in the Saxon form of the name.
		Wessex faces its lowest point as the Vikings seem to secure control of it after sweeping across the kingdom from their captured base at Chippenham.
	www.history.kessler-web.co.uk /KingListsBritain/EnglandWessex.htm (912 words)

	The Kingdom of Wessex (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
		Wessex, located in South Central Britain, was founded as the Kingdom of the West Saxons in 519 by Cerdic.
		The House of Wessex ruled over Britain until the 11th century when the Danes arrived.
		In 884, the two remaining Anglo-Saxon kingdoms, Mercia and Bernicia, were reduced to lordships under the House of Wessex.
	www.cs.wisc.edu /~etler/history/wessex.html (145 words)

	Late Cerdic Dynasty: 2 quiz -- free game
		Ine was King of the West Saxons from 688, and was on the throne of Wessex for no less than thirty-eight years.
		When the next king of the West Saxons, Cuthred, came to the throne, the King of Mercia was overlord of Wessex.
		Sigeberht, Monarch of Wessex from 756, was accused of which crime?
	www.funtrivia.com /playquiz.cfm?qid=223950 (368 words)

	Cynewulf of Wessex
		785), king of Wessex, succeeded to the throne in 757 on the deposition of Sigeberht[?].
		In 779 Offa of Mercia defeated him and took Bensington.
		In 785 he was surprised and killed, with all his thegns present, at Marten, Wilts (Merantune), by Cyneheard[?], brother of the deposed Sigeberht.
	www.ebroadcast.com.au /lookup/encyclopedia/cy/Cynewulf_of_Wessex.html (74 words)

	BBC - h2g2 - East Saxon Kings - A948800
		This Sigeberht may have been the son of Sæweard, but there is no written evidence for this.
		Sigeberht II was murdered, possibly by Swithhelm and Swithfrith because, according to Bede, 'he was too ready to pardon his enemies'
		Cædwalla of Wessex was a pagan and abdicated in 688 to journey to Rome where he became a king.
	www.bbc.co.uk /dna/h2g2/alabaster/A948800 (2700 words)

	Anglo-Saxons - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		King Sigeberht II of Essex is then also persuaded by Oswiu, his overlord, to adopt Christianity as part of a general mobilization against King Penda of Mercia.
		The throne is taken by Osric, probably a younger brother of the late King Osred I. Death of Prince Ingild, brother of King Ine of Wessex.
		King Cuthred of Wessex clashes with King Aethelbald of Mercia at the Battle of Burford and manages to throw off his claim to Mercian rule.
	88.208.194.172 /wiki/index.php/Anglo-Saxon (17734 words)

	Anglo-Saxons.net : Timeline: 757-796
		Sigeberht of Wessex deposed by Cynewulf and the counsellors of the West Saxons
		Sigeberht remained in Hampshire until he killed Cumbra, the ealdorman who had been most loyal to him, and then Cynewulf drove Sigeberht into the Weald, where he was slain by a swineherd.
		Offa may also have had some control of Wessex early on, but Cynewulf seems to have ruled freely for much of his reign (see entry on Cynewulf's accession in 757); the two clashed at Bensington in 779.
	www.anglo-saxons.net /hwaet/?do=seek&query=757-796 (7051 words)

	Essex
		Wessex], they were all slain with their army.
		Succeeded his kinsman Sigeberht I. He was persuaded to become a Christian by his friend, Oswiu of Northumbria, and he was baptised during a visit to Oswiu in 653.
		In earlier times, Sigeberht had gone to visit one of his killers when forbidden to do so, because the man had been excommunicated for being unlawfully married.
	www.stephen.j.murray.btinternet.co.uk /essex.htm (2752 words)

	EBK: Historical Chronology of the Early Saxon Kingdoms AD 756-801
		Prince Elmund of Wessex appears as King of Kent, possibly as a joint-monarch in some sort of alliance with his brother-in-law, King Egbert II.
		Beortric's rival claimant to the Wessex throne, a very distant nephew of the late King Ine named Egbert, is driven across the Channel.
		King Beortric of Wessex marries Princess Edburga, daughter of King Offa of Mercia, and accepts Mercian overlordship.
	www.earlybritishkingdoms.com /adversaries/kingdoms/756.html (1945 words)

	Wessex and Chard for the Tourist & Business Person- Gateway to the South
		Chard is an epicentre for Somerset, Devon, Dorset and Wessex.
		THE WESSEX SOCIETY is dedicated to preserving and developing the cultural and linguistic heritage of Wessex.
		THE WESSEX CONSTITUTIONAL CONVENTION is an all party group that is forwarding the exciting plans of all the people of WESSEX to have their own parliament, with powers equal to those of Scotland.
	www.wessex.me.uk /chardpics.html (1322 words)

	Sigeberht of Wessex - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Sigeberht of Wessex (Sigeberht means roughly 'Magnificent Victory') was the monarch of Wessex from 756 to 757.
		His brother Cyneheard was also driven out, but returned in 786 to kill Sigeberht's successor Cynewulf.
		This biography of a peer or noble of the United Kingdom, or its constituent countries, is a stub.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Sigeberht_of_Wessex (143 words)

	Late Cerdic Dynasty: 2 - Encyclopedia FunTrivia
		His son, Cynric, was murdered and Cuthred was subject to a number of rebellions, notably one led by Aethelhun, an ealdorman.
		Sigeberht was unpopular with the Kingdom's more powerful nobles, who accused him of murder, drove him out of Wessex and had him killed.
		It's likely that this was an attempt to give the Mercians a reason to be loyal to the Kings of the Wessex line.
	www.funtrivia.com /en/subtopics/Late-Cerdic-Dynasty-2-223950.html (733 words)

	Germanic Power - Alternative History - A Wikia wiki
		The conflict between Pelagian and Arian Northumbrians was exacerbated by Oswald’s marriage to Cyneburh, daughter of Cynegils, King of Wessex.
		A notable accomplishment of Oswiu was the conversion to Pelagianism of Peada, son of Penda of Mercia, and Sigeberht II, King of Essex (653-660).
		Sigeberht II was murdered by his successor Swithelm, who was converted from paganism to Arianism in 664.
	althistory.wikia.com /wiki/Germanic_Power (2656 words)

	The Witenagemot or Witan was a political institution in Anglo Saxon...
		Before the unification of England in the 9th century 9th century, separate witans were convened by the Kings of Essex Essex, Kent Kent, Mercia Mercia, Northumbria Northumbria, Sussex Sussex and Wessex Wessex.
		Even after Wessex became the dominant power in England, supplanting the other kingdoms, local witans continued to meet until as late as 1065 1065.
		Kings and earls could also be deposed by witans; Sigeberht of Wessex was deposed this way in 755 755, Ethelwald of Northumbria in 765 765.
	www.biodatabase.de /Witan (533 words)

	Wessex \| THG Lexikon (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
		Wessex war nach der Angelsächsischen Chronik durch Cerdic und Cynric gegründet worden, obwohl die Angaben dieser Chronik meist Fiktionen sind.
		Wessex wurde durch den englischen Autor Thomas Hardy (1840–1928) als fiktive Grafschaft im Südwesten Englands verwendet, in dem die meisten seiner Romane spielen.
		Ungewöhnlicherweise wurde Prinz Edward 1999 anlässlich seiner Hochzeit mit Sophie Rhys-Jones zum Earl of Wessex und Viscount Severn ernannt.
	www.tomshardware.de /lexikon/Wessex (299 words)

	Sigeberht I of Essex - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Sigeberht I (Siegeberht the Little) was king of Essex from 617 to 653.
		He was the son of Saeward, who was slain in battle against forces from Wessex.
		After his death, he was succeeded by his relative Sigeberht the Good.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Sigeberht_I_of_Essex (81 words)

	Anglo-Saxon resources -
		He and King Canute II of Denmark and Norway meet on the Isle of Alney near Deerhurst and agree to divide the kingdom: Canute holds the north and Edmund Wessex; Edmund is assassinated; Canute takes the throne as King Canute the Great of England.
		1046 - Sweyn, son of Earl Godwin of Wessex, attempts to marry Abbess Eadgifu of Leominster.
		Earl Harold of Wessex begins a programme of building work at Waltham Abbey which includes the addition of a huge eastern crossing.
	www.referensics.com /A/Anglo-Saxon.php (18719 words)

	Franks and Anglo-Saxons 613-899 by Sanderson Beck
		Judith married Ethelwulf of Wessex; but he died in 858, and her next husband, his successor Ethelbald, died two years later.
		Wessex king Brihtric married Offa's daughter, who poisoned him accidentally while trying to kill a noble youth.
		By modifying the laws of Ine of Wessex, Offa of Mercia, and Aethelberht of Kent, Alfred implied that his laws applied to all those realms.
	www.san.beck.org /AB16-Franks613-899.html (16782 words)

	New Trad.IV
		Wessex kings - one of the six kingdoms in England of 400-830.
		This dynastic stream is a part of the dense sequence of kings whose reigns cover the time axis with high multiplicity.
		Cenwalch 643-672 king of Wessex and 643-647 as the king of Sussex.
	www.gnosticliberationfront.com /new_tradition_iv.htm (7765 words)

	Kingdom of Essex
		Around 825 AD, the kingdom was merged with Wessex[?], and was eventually ceded by Wessex under the Treaty of Wedmore[?] to the Danelaw control of the Danish kingdom of East Anglia[?].
		Here are the Kings of Essex; the dates, names and achievements like most early rulers in this Heptarchy remain conjectural.
		Sigered was the last king of Essex, and he conceded the kingdom to Egbert of Wessex
	www.ebroadcast.com.au /lookup/encyclopedia/ki/Kingdom_of_Essex.html (115 words)

	Saxon England (via CobWeb/3.1 planetlab2.cs.columbia.edu) (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
		The Saxons and the Danes fought several battles during 871 but the Danes were unable to break Saxon resistance so they made a peace treaty and the Danes turned their attention to the other parts of England.
		However they were unable to conquer Wessex so in 877 they withdrew to Gloucester.
		In January 1066, after Edward's death, the Witan chose Harold, Earl of Wessex, to be the next king.
	www.localhistories.org.cob-web.org:8888 /saxon.html (3189 words)

	Witan info here at en.aluminum-kitchen-cabinets.info (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
		Before the unification of England in the 9th century, free witenagemots were convened by the Kings of Essex, Kent, Mercia, Northumbria, Sussex Wessex.
		Even after Wessex became the powerful faculty in England, supplanting the unwanted kingdoms, parish witans continued to show till as infra time as 1065.
		Kings earls could another be deposed by a witenagemot; Sigeberht of Wessex was deposed that idea in 755, Ethelwald of Northumbria in 765.
	en.aluminum-kitchen-cabinets.info /Witan (563 words)

	Witan info here at en.alfred-hitch-covers.info (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
		Before the unification of England in the 9th century, nonpartisan witenagemots were convened by the Kings of Essex, Kent, Mercia, Northumbria, Sussex 'n Wessex.
		Even after Wessex became the imperative bidding in England, supplanting the tallyed kingdoms, oppidan witans continued to foregather till as delayed as 1065.
		Kings 'n earls could more be deposed by a witenagemot; Sigeberht of Wessex was deposed that instrument in 755, Ethelwald of Northumbria in 765.
	en.alfred-hitch-covers.info /Witan (619 words)

	The Heroic Age: Oswald and the Irish
		According to the laws of King Ine of Wessex (AD 688-726), a band was an armed group of seven to thirty-five men, while an army was any group larger than thirty-five (Evans 1997:27, Attenborough 1922: 41).
		Indeed, Sigeberht's abdication and entry into Felix's monastery could have been due to pressure from Oswald and Fursa who were not comfortable with any of Rædwald's descendants remaining on the throne.
		It has been suggested that Sigeberht's successor Anna was established with the aid of Oswald (Kirby 1991:88).
	www.mun.ca /mst/heroicage/issues/4/ziegler.html (10577 words)

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