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Michael McComb

Michael is an aspiring writer and historian with a passion for Medieval England and a keen interest in the House of Wessex. He holds an MA in History from Manchester Metropolitan University and his dissertation was titled ‘To what degree was there unity between Mercia and Wessex from 850-930?’. He has also previously written for The Historian’s Magazine.

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Articles by Michael McComb

The Unification of England & the Death of the Kingdom of Mercia

Once the dominant realm in England, in the late ninth century, the Kingdom of Mercia fell to predatory Viking invaders and the expansionary ambitions of Alfred the Great.