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    In a charter of c. 957 AD, King Eadwig (r. 955–959) granted twenty hides of land to Abingdon Abbey. aet Hengestesige , and aet Seofecanwyrthe , and aet...
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    Abingdon Abingdon Monks' Map Cosener's House, a conference centre in the grounds of the abbey Abingdon School See Eadwig's Charter to Abingdon Abbey c...
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    of Eadwig's reign", and Richard Huscroft agrees, saying that "the evidence about Eadwig's reign remains obscure and ambiguous". The story of Eadwig and...
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    a permit from the owner, the University of Oxford. See Eadwig's Charter to Abingdon Abbey c.957 "Designated Sites View: Wytham Woods". Sites of Special...
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  • was Queen of the English as wife of King Eadwig of England (r. 955–959) for a brief period of time until 957 or 958. What little is known of her comes...
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    Edgar, King of England (category Burials at Glastonbury Abbey)
    issued in Mercia, were in Eadwig's name until his death, The contemporary chronicler Æthelweard, who may have been Eadwig's brother-in-law, wrote that...
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    dictionary. The earliest known reference to Seacourt is the name " Seofecanwyrthe " in Eadwig's charter of c.957. ( Seof..fecan..wyrthe ) The middle element...
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    St Albans. . . See (Contents) > Local place names. See Eadwig's Charter to Abingdon Abbey c.957 > Danes in Oxford. Distance from Taston. WiKtionary : Old...
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    brought about by Eadwig's incompetence. Eadwig died in 959, and Edgar succeeded to the rule of the whole kingdom. Eadwig had appointed Ælfhere to be ealdorman...
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  • and is succeeded by his nephew Eadwig. 956 Dunstan exiled after quarreling with King Eadwig. 957 Dunstan re-founds abbeys at Bath, Exeter, Malmesbury, and...
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    October 959, Eadwig died and his brother Edgar was readily accepted as ruler of Wessex. One of Eadwig's final acts had been to appoint a successor to Archbishop...
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