{"id":186,"date":"2013-09-11T17:44:36","date_gmt":"2013-09-11T17:44:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/whiteravens.org\/?page_id=186"},"modified":"2013-09-20T13:18:59","modified_gmt":"2013-09-20T17:18:59","slug":"wessex","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/whiteravens.org\/?page_id=186","title":{"rendered":"Wessex"},"content":{"rendered":"<h3>History<\/h3>\n<p>The Kingdom of Wessex (i.e.,\u00a0<em>West Seaxna R\u012bce<\/em>) once comprised southwest England, existing as its own kingdom until 927 when\u00a0\u00c6\u00feelstan conquered Northumbria, bringing all of England together for the first time since the Roman occupation 500 years before.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/whiteravens.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/09\/Wessex-Small.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-255\" alt=\"Wessex Small\" src=\"https:\/\/whiteravens.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/09\/Wessex-Small.jpg\" width=\"450\" height=\"232\" srcset=\"https:\/\/whiteravens.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/09\/Wessex-Small.jpg 450w, https:\/\/whiteravens.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/09\/Wessex-Small-300x154.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 450px) 100vw, 450px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<ol>\n<li>Map of &#8220;<a href=\"http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/File:Anglo-Saxon_Wessex.svg\">Wessex<\/a>&#8221; created by &#8220;Amitchell125&#8221;, English Wikipedia<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<h3>cyningas<\/h3>\n<ol>\n<li>Cerdic (519-534)<\/li>\n<li>Cynric (534-560)<\/li>\n<li>Ceawlin (560-591)<\/li>\n<li>Ceol (591-597)<\/li>\n<li>Ceolwulf (597-611)<\/li>\n<li>Cyneglis (611-643)<\/li>\n<li>Cwichelm (ca. 626-636)<\/li>\n<li>Cenwalh (643-645)<\/li>\n<li>Penda (643-645); Mercian<\/li>\n<li>Cenwealh (648-674); restored, joint with Queen Seaxburh (672-674)<\/li>\n<li>Seaxburh (672-674); joint with Cenwalh<\/li>\n<li>Cenfus (674)<\/li>\n<li>\u00c6scwine (674-676)<\/li>\n<li>Centwine (676-685); deposed by C\u00e6dwalla<\/li>\n<li>C\u00e6dwalla (685-688); usurper, abdicated<\/li>\n<li>Ine (688-726)<\/li>\n<li>\u00c6\u00feelheard\u00a0(726-740)<\/li>\n<li>Cuthred (740-756)<\/li>\n<li>Sigeberht (756-757); deposed by Cynewulf<\/li>\n<li>Cynewulf (757-786); assassinated by Cyneheard, brother of Sigeberht<\/li>\n<li>Beorhtric \/ Brihtric\u00a0(786-802)<\/li>\n<li><a title=\"Ecgberht\" href=\"https:\/\/whiteravens.org\/?page_id=402\">Ecgberht<\/a>\u00a0(802-839); son of Ealhmund of Kent<\/li>\n<li><a title=\"\u00c6\u00feelwulf\" href=\"https:\/\/whiteravens.org\/?page_id=414\">\u00c6\u00feelwulf<\/a>\u00a0(839-858); son of Ecgberht<\/li>\n<li>\u00c6\u00feelbald\u00a0(858-860); son of\u00a0\u00c6\u00feelwulf<\/li>\n<li>\u00c6\u00feelberht (860-865); son of\u00a0\u00c6\u00feelwulf<\/li>\n<li>\u00c6\u00feelr\u00e6d\u00a0(865-871); son of\u00a0\u00c6\u00feelwulf<\/li>\n<li><a title=\"Alfred the Great\" href=\"https:\/\/whiteravens.org\/?page_id=190\">Alfred<\/a> (871-899) the Great; son of\u00a0\u00c6\u00feelwulf<\/li>\n<li><a title=\"Eadweard the Elder\" href=\"https:\/\/whiteravens.org\/?page_id=301\">Eadweard<\/a> (899-924) the Elder<\/li>\n<li>\u00c6lfweard (924); second son of\u00a0Eadweard<\/li>\n<li><a title=\"\u00c6\u00feelstan\" href=\"https:\/\/whiteravens.org\/?page_id=362\">\u00c6\u00feelstan<\/a>\u00a0(924-927)<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p>&#8230;<\/p>\n<ol>\n<li>&#8220;<a href=\"http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/List_of_monarchs_of_Wessex\">List of monarchs of Wessex<\/a>&#8220;, Wikipedia<\/li>\n<li>&#8220;<a href=\"http:\/\/www.royal.gov.uk\/pdf\/wessex.pdf\">Kings of Wessex and England<\/a>&#8220;, The British Monarchy, Official Site<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>History The Kingdom of Wessex (i.e.,\u00a0West Seaxna R\u012bce) once comprised southwest England, existing as its own kingdom until 927 when\u00a0\u00c6\u00feelstan conquered Northumbria, bringing all of England together for the first time since the Roman occupation 500 years before. 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