A Saxon coffin was unearthed in the graveyard of St Mary's Church, Hemel Hempstead which bore an inscription that it held the "ashes of King Offa of the Mercians"
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Offa of Mercia
Offa was King of Mercia, a kingdom of Anglo-Saxon England, from 757 until his death in 796. The son of Thingfrith and a descendant of Eowa, Offa came to the throne after a period of civil war following the assassination of Æthelbald. Offa defeated the other claimant, Beornred. In the early years of Offa's reign, it is likely that he consolidated his control of Midland peoples such as the Hwicce an…
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politics · King of Mercia from 757 to 796 · monarch · also Offa of Mercia, Offa, Mercia
Born 0800 · Died 29 July 0796 · Q233573
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Died 0796-07-29.
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Career landmark: King of Mercia (0757–0796).
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