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Page 200
... Northumbria that , in 627 , converted King Edwin and many of his subjects in Northumbria and Lindsey received a setback in 632 when Edwin was killed and Paulinus withdrew to Kent . About 630 Archbishop Ho- norius of Canterbury sent a ...
... Northumbria that , in 627 , converted King Edwin and many of his subjects in Northumbria and Lindsey received a setback in 632 when Edwin was killed and Paulinus withdrew to Kent . About 630 Archbishop Ho- norius of Canterbury sent a ...
Page 201
... Northumbria , and he be- came overlord of all the lands south of the River Hum- ber . But Mercia was becoming a serious rival ; originally a small kingdom in the northwest midlands , it had ab- sorbed the peoples of the Severn Valley ...
... Northumbria , and he be- came overlord of all the lands south of the River Hum- ber . But Mercia was becoming a serious rival ; originally a small kingdom in the northwest midlands , it had ab- sorbed the peoples of the Severn Valley ...
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... Northumbria , thus becoming the first king to have direct rule of all England . He received the submission of the kings of Wales and Scotland and of the English ruler of Northumbria beyond the Tyne . Athelstan was proud of his position ...
... Northumbria , thus becoming the first king to have direct rule of all England . He received the submission of the kings of Wales and Scotland and of the English ruler of Northumbria beyond the Tyne . Athelstan was proud of his position ...
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