Chronology: or, a concise view of the annals of England: Where every particular occurrence, ... is accurately and alphabetically recorded, with the date affixed: ... By John Trusler, Cler.

A GENERAL PLAN OF THE SAXON HEPTARCHY.

THE first was the kingdom of Kent, containing only that county, and had the following Kings.

		Reigned	Years.
Pagans.	1. Hengist	—	31
Pagans.	2. Esca	—	24
Pagans.	3. Otta, or Octa	—	20
Pagans.	4. Immeric	—	29
Christians.	5. Ethelbert	—	56
Christians.	6. Eadbald	—	24
Christians.	7. Ercombert	—	24
Christians.	8. Edgbert	—	9
Christians.	9. Lothair	—	12
Christians.	10. Edric	—	7
Christians.	11. Withred	—	33
Christians.	12. Edbert	—	23
Christians.	13. Edilbert	—	11
Christians.	14. Alric	—	34
Christians.	15. Edilbert	—	3
Christians.	16. Cuthred	—	8
Christians.	17. Baldred	—	18

This kingdom began, A. D. 457, ended, A. D. 823.

This second was that of the South Saxons, contain∣ing Sussex and Surry.

		Reigned	Years.
Pagans.	1. Ella	—	32
Pagans.	2. Cissa	—	75
Pagans.	3. Ethelwolf	—	25
	4. Berthune
	5. Authune

It began in 491, and ended about 600.

The third was that of the West Saxons, containing Cornwall, Devonshire, Dorsetshire, Wiltshire, Hamp∣shire, and Berkshire.

		Reigned	Years.
Pagans.	1. Cerdic	—	16
Pagans.	2. Cynric	—	26
Pagans.	3. Ceaulin	—	31
Pagans.	4. Cebric	—	6
Pagans.	5. Ceolwulf	—	14
Christians.	6. Cinegils and Rinchelm		31
Christians.	7. Kenewall and Sexburge		32
Christians.	8. Esciwin	—	2
Christians.	9. Kentwin	—	9
Pagan.	10. Cedwalla	—	2
Christians.	11. Ina	—	38
Christians.	12. Ethelhard	—	14
Christians.	13. Cuthred	—	14
Christians.	14. Sigebert	—	1
Christians.	15. Kinewulf	—	29
Christians.	16. Brithric	—	16
Christians.	17. Edgbert	—	37

It began, A. D. 519; ended, 1066.

The fourth was that of the East Saxons, containing Essex, Middlesex, and part of Hertfordshire. The dates of the Kings reigns are not added, because there is nothing certain of them.

Pagans.	1. Erkenwin.
Pagans.	2. Sleda.
Christians.	3. Sebert.
Christians.	4. Sexred, Seward, and Sigebert, brothers.
Christians.	5. Sigebert, the Little.
Christians.	6. Sigebert, the Good.
Christians.	7. Swithelm.
Christians.	8. Sigher and Seba.
Christians.	9. Sigheard and Senfred.
Christians.	10. Offa.
Christians.	11. Selred.
Christians.	12. Swithred.

It began, 527, and ended, 747.

The fifth was that of Northumberland, containing Lancashire, Yorkshire, the bishoprick of Dresm, Cumberland, Northumberland, and part of Scotland, as far as Edinburgh frith.

		Reigned	Years.
Pagans.	1. Ida	—	12
Pagans.	2. Ella	—	30
Pagans.	3. Edelric	—	4
Pagans.	4. Edelfrid	—	24
Christians.	5. Edwin	—	17
Christians.	6. Oswald	—	9
Christians.	7. Oswy	—	28
Christians.	8. Egfrid	—	15
Christians.	9. Alfrid	—	19
Christians.	10. Osred	—	11
Christians.	11. Kenred	—	2
Christians.	12. Osric	—	11
Christians.	13. Ceolwulf	—	8
Christians.	14. Egbert, alias Eaadbert		20
Christians.	15. Osulf	—	1
Christians.	16. Ethelwald, alias Mollo		6
Christians.	17. Alured	—	9
Christians.	18. Ethelred, alias Ethelbert		4
Christians.	19. Alfwold	—	11
Christians.	20. Osred, then Ethelbert again.

It began, 547; ended about 792. After Ethelred was slain, there was an interregnum of 33 years, dur∣ing which time, the kingdom was in the possession of Edgbert, King of the West Saxons.

The sixth was that of the East Angles, containing Norfolk, Suffolk, and Cambridgeshire.

		Reigned	Years.
Pagans.	1. Uffa	—	7
Pagans.	2. Titist	—	10
Pagans.	3. Redwald	—	44
Pagans.	4. Eorpwald	—	12
Christians.	5. Sigebert
Christians.	6. Egric
Christians.	7. Anna	—	13
Christians.	8. Ethelbert
Christians.	9. Ethelwald	—	9

Christians.	10. Adulf	—	19
Christians.	11. Elswald	—	7
Christians.	12. Beorna	—	24
Christians.	13. Ethelred	—	52
Christians.	14. Ethelbert	—	5

It began in 575; ended in 793. When Ethelbert was slain by Offa, it was united to Mercia; yet St. Ed∣mund reigned afterwards, and was murdered by the Danes, in 870.

The seventh was that of Mercia, containing Glou∣cestershire, Herefordshire, Worcestershire, Warwick∣shire, Leicestershire, Rutlandshire, Northamptonshire, Lincolnshire, Huntingdonshire, Bedfordshire, Buck∣inghamshire, Oxfordshire, Staffordshire, Shropshire, Nottinghamshire, Cheshire, and part of Hertfordshire.

		Reigned	Years.
Pagans.	Cridda, Wibba, and Cheorl, Petty Kings.
Pagans.	1. Penda
Christians.	2. Peada and Oswy, Dukes		3
Christians.	3. Wulser	—	16
Christians.	4. Ethelred, alias Aedired		30
Christians.	5. Kenred	—	4
Christians.	6. Ceolred	—	8
Christians.	7. Ethelbald	—	41
Christians.	8. Beornred	—	1
Christians.	9. Offa	—	38
Christians.	10. Egfer	—	1
Christians.	11. Kenulf	—	2
Christians.	12. Kenelm and Ceolulf		1
Christians.	13. Beornulf	—	3
Christians.	14. Ludecan	—	2
Christians.	15. Withlaf	—	13
Christians.	16. Bertulf	—	13
Christians.	17. Burrhed	—	22
Christians.	18. Ceolwulf.

It began, under Cridda, A. D. 582, under Penda, 625; and ended, 874.

The particular Years in which each King reigned, since the Heptarchy.

Began to reign.	Names.	Reigned Y. M.
800,	Egbert, of the West Saxons,	38
838,	Ethelwulf,	19
857,	Ethelbald,	3
860,	Ethelbert,	6
866,	Ethelred,	6
872,	Alfred,	29
900,	Edward, the Elder,	25
925,	Athelstan,	17
942,	Edmund I.	4
946,	Edred,	9
955,	Edwy,	4
959,	Edgar,	16
975,	Edward, the Martyr, Simeon, Usurper,	4
1016,	Edmund II.		7
1017,	Canute, King of Denmark,	22
	Harold, Usurper,	5
1039,	Hardicanute,	2
1041,	Edward III.	25
1065,	Harold, Usurper,	1
1066,	William, the Conqueror,	21
1087,	William II.	13
1100,	Henry I.	35
1135,	Stephen,	19
1154,	Henry II.	35
1189,	Richard I.	10
1199,	John,	17
1216,	Henry III.	56
1272,	Edward I.	35
1307,	Edward II.	20
1327,	Edward III.	50
1377,	Richard II.	23
1399,	Henry IV.	13

1412,	Henry V.	10
1423,	Henry VI.	39
1461,	Edward IV.	22
1483,	Edward V.		5
1483,	Richard III.	2
1485,	Henry VII.	25
1508,	Henry VIII.	38
1547,	Edward VI.	6
1553,	Mary,	5
1558,	Elizabeth,	44
1602,	James I.	25
1625,	Charles I.	24
	Cromwel, Usurper,
1649,	Charles II.	25
1684,	James II.	4
1688,	William and Mary,	14
1702,	Anne.	12
1714,	George I.	12
1727,	George II.	33	4
1760,	George III.