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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Edward the Martyr (section Charters)
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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10th century in England (redirect from 957 in England)
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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Dunstan (section Monk and abbot (943–957))
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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