England: From the Fall of Rome to the Norman Conquest

Rise of the Midlands Mercia’s Hegemony (1x12)

Air date: Jan 28, 2022

In this lecture, you will transition from Northumbria to the kingdom of Mercia in the midlands. The Mercian hegemony is important to English history because during an era of political expansion and consolidation, Mercia connected England to the European continent. Dig into the reign of two major kings and their role in Mercia’s success.