13 The Golden Age

    Edgar’s reign may represent the height of Anglo Saxon power

    12 The last King in Jorvik

      Edmund the Magnificent and Eadred finally defeat Eric Bloodaxe, the last king of Jorvik. But there are some social clouds on the horizon.   The Hundred Ordinances These areRead More

    2 The Rise of Mercia

    From the 650s, a power begins to emerge in the west midlands – the border people, Mercians