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heptarchy
heptarchy (ˈhɛptɑːkɪ) [ad. mod.L. heptarchia, f. Gr. ἑπτά hepta- + -αρχία sovereignty, empire, after tetrarchy.] A government by seven rulers; an aggregate of seven districts or petty kingdoms, each under its own ruler; spec. the seven kingdoms reckoned to have been established by the Angles and Sax...
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Heptarchy
The Heptarchy were the seven petty kingdoms of Anglo-Saxon England that flourished from the Anglo-Saxon settlement of Britain in the 5th century until The term 'Heptarchy' (from the Greek , ; from , : "seven"; , : "reign, rule" and the suffix , ) is used because of the traditional belief that there had
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hecatarchy
hecatarchy nonce-wd. (ˈhɛkətɑːkɪ) [f. Gr. ἑκατ-όν hundred + -αρχία rule, after heptarchy.] Government by a hundred rulers; = hecatontarchy (with play on Hecate).1884 Blackmore Tommy Upm. II. xx. 273 Any other man, of any English era, from Heptarchy to Hecatarchy (that last child of Hecate).
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Caer Gwinntguic
who settled on the borders of the kingdom of
See also
Belgae
Anglo-Saxons
Angles
Saxons
Frisians
Jutes
Britannia
Britons
Romano-British
Anglo-Saxon heptarchy
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hecatontarchy
hecatontarchy (hɛkəˈtɒntɑːkɪ) [ad. Gr. ἑκατονταρχία the post or command of a centurion, f. ἑκατοντ(α)- comb. form of ἑκατόν hundred + -αρχία, ἀρχή rule, sovereignty.] Government by a hundred rulers.1660 S. Ford Loyal Subj. Exhult. 37 One whiles we were under a Saxon Heptarchy again..sometimes under ...
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Brill Palace
Brill Palace was founded during the Heptarchy and was used by Edward the Confessor. Henry II visited it at least twice, in 1160 and 1162.
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heptarch
▪ I. heptarch, n. (ˈhɛptɑːk) [f. hepta- + Gr. -αρχος ruling, ruler: cf. heptarchy and tetrarch.] A ruler of one of seven divisions of a country; one of the rulers of the Heptarchy.1822 Blackw. Mag. XII. 410 Ere yet the bloody Heptarch had controll'd, Or yet Northumbria knew the Saxon's power. 1853 L...
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Beornwulf of Mercia
His short reign saw the collapse of Mercia's supremacy over the other kingdoms of the Anglo-Saxon Heptarchy.
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octarchy
octarchy (ˈɒktɑːkɪ) [f. Gr. ὀκτώ eight + -αρχία rule, f. -αρχος ruling, ruler.] A government by eight rulers; an aggregate of eight tribal or petty kingdoms each under its own ruler: applied by some historians (instead of heptarchy) to the eight kingdoms reckoned by them to have been established by ...
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dodecarchy
dodecarchy (ˈdəʊdɪkɑːkɪ) [f. as prec. + Gr. -αρχία rule: cf. decarchy.] Government by twelve rulers or kings; a ruling body of twelve.1662 Stillingfl. Orig. Sacr. i. v. §8 So that Egypt was anciently a dodecarchy, as England in the Saxons' time was a heptarchy. 1862 Stanley Jew. Ch. (1877) I. xiii. ...
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The Shires Shopping Centre
church and graveyard dated to c. 850 AD, and remnants of the medieval castle; the centre's name evokes this period of Anglo-Saxon England when during the Heptarchy
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chiliarchy
chiliarchy (ˈkɪlɪɑːkɪ) [ad. Gr. χιλιαρχία: cf. monarchy, heptarchy, etc.] † 1. Government by a thousand rulers. Obs. rare.1650 Exercitation conc. Usurped Powers 18 Not an heptarchy, but a chiliarchy, or myriarchy might follow. † 2. A body of a thousand men. Obs. (So in Gr.)1660 H. More Myst. Godl. 1...
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Barwick-in-Elmet Castle
The village was further developed and fortified during the Dark Ages and became known as the seat of the Kings of Northumberland during the heptarchy,
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myriarch
ˈmyriarch rare. [ad. Gr. µῡριάρχης, µῡρίαρχος, f. µῡρίοι ten thousand + -άρχης, ἀρχός ruler.] A commander of ten thousand men.1632 Holland Cyrupædia 69 Then, called he togither the Myriarches [marg. Colonels, or leaders of ten thousand], the Chiliarches [etc.]. 1656 Blount Glossogr., Myriarck. So ˈm...
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West Wales
Historic use
Historically, the term West Wales was applied to the Kingdom of Cornwall during the Anglo-Saxon invasion of Britain and the period of the Heptarchy
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