Holinshed Chronicles: England, Scotland, and Ireland. Volume 1, CompleteHolinshed, Raphael
History
Holinshed Chronicles: England, Scotland, and Ireland. Volume 1, Complete
Holinshed, Raphael
Great Britain -- History -- To 1485; Great Britain -- History -- Tudors, 1485-1603
¶ Ella brother to Adda is ouer the south Humbers, whose
kingdome reched from Humber to the These, in the 590. after the
incarnation of Jesus Christ our sauiour.
Ella.
Edwijn.
Athelbright.
Edwijn againe.
Osrijc.
Oswald.
Oswijn.
¶ Of all the kingdomes of the Saxons, this of Deira which grew
by the diuision of the kingdome of the Northumbers betwéene the
sons of Ida was of the smallest continuance, & it was vnited
to the Northumbers (wherof it had bene I saie in time past
a member) by Oswijn in the 91. after Ella, when he had most
traitorouslie slaine his brother Oswijn in the yéer of the
world, 4618. (or 651. after the comming of Christ) and conteined
that countrie which we now call the bishoprike.
ESTANGLIA.
8.
¶ Offa or Vffa erecteth a kingdome ouer the Estangles or
Offlings in the 561. after the natiuitie of Christ, and 114.
after the deliuerie of Britaine.
Offa.
Titellius.
Redwaldus.
Corpenwaldus.
The seat void.
Sigebert.
Egricus.
Anna.
Adeler.
Ethelwold.
Adwulf.
Beorne.
Ethelred.
Ethelbert.
¶ Offa of Mercia killeth Ethelbert, and vniteth Estanglia vnto
his owne kingdome, in the 793. of Christ, after it had continued
in the posteritie of Offa, by the space of 228. yéers and yet
of that short space, it enioyed onelie 35. in libertie, the rest
being vnder the tribute of the king of Mercia aforesaid.
MERCIA.
9.
¶ Creodda beginneth his kingdome of Mercia, in the 585. of our
sauiour Christ, and 138. after the captiuitie of Britaine ended.
Creodda.
Wibba.
Cherlus.
Penda.
Oswy.
Weada.
Wulferus.
Ethelred.
Kinred or Kindred.
The seat void.
Kilred.
Ethebald.
Beorred.
Offa.
Egferth.
Kinwulf.
Kenelme.
Kilwulf.
Bernulf.
Ludicane.
Willaf.
Ecbert.
Willaf againe.
Bertulf.
Butred.
Kilwulf.
¶ Alfride vniteth the kingdome of Mercia, to that of the
Westsaxons, in the 291. after Creodda, before Alfred the Dane
had gotten hold thereof, and placed one Cleolulphus therein,
but he was soone expelled, and the kingdome ioyned to the other
afore rehearsed.
[*] _The Succession of the kings of England from_ WILLIAM
_bastard, unto the first of Queene_ ELIZABETH.
William the first.
William his sonne.
Henrie 1.
Stephen.
Henrie 2.
Richard 1.
Iohn.
Henrie 3.
Edward 1. aliàs 4.
Edward 2.
Edward 3.
Richard 2.
Henrie 4.
Henrie 5.
Henrie 6.
Edward 4. aliàs 7.
Edward 5.
Richard 3.
Henrie 7.
Henrie 8.
Edward 6.
Marie his sister.
Elizabeth.
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