Offa of Mercia and Mercian ascendancy (r. 757–796)

1. Offa seizes Mercian throne after Æthelbald

   Jan 1, 757Labels: Offa, Mercia

   • Britannica
   • Wikipedia

2. Offa’s authority recorded over the Hwicce

   Jan 1, 757Labels: Hwicce, Offa

   • Wikipedia
   • Dot Domesday

3. Mercian ascendancy asserted in Sussex charters

   Jan 1, 772Labels: Sussex, Offa

   • Sussex Wiki
   • Oswald Wiki

4. Offa issues gold dinar-style coin with Arabic text

   Jan 1, 774Labels: Offa, Gold Dinar

   • Offa Dinar Wiki
   • Middle Ages

5. Battle of Otford challenges Mercian control of Kent

   Jan 1, 776Labels: Otford, Kent

   • Otford Wiki
   • Kent Domesday

6. Offa defeats Wessex at the Battle of Bensington

   Jan 1, 779Labels: Bensington, Wessex

   • Bensington Wiki
   • Offa Wiki

7. Council of Brentford settles Offa–Worcester dispute

   Jan 1, 781Labels: Council of, Worcester

   • Offa Wiki

8. Offa annexes Kent and tightens southeast control

   Jan 1, 785Labels: Kent, Offa

   • Kent Domesday
   • Offa Wiki

9. Council of Chelsea elevates Lichfield to archbishopric

   Jan 1, 787Labels: Council of, Lichfield

   • Lichfield Wiki
   • Britannica

10. Ecgfrith consecrated as king to secure succession

    Jan 1, 787Labels: Ecgfrith, Offa

    • Ecgfrith Wiki
    • Offa Wiki

11. Offa orders execution of Æthelberht of East Anglia

    Jan 1, 794Labels: thelberht, East Anglia

    • Offa Wiki
    • thelberht Wiki

12. Offa dies; Ecgfrith briefly succeeds

    Jul 29, 796Labels: Offa, Ecgfrith

    • Britannica
    • Offa Wiki

13. Ecgfrith dies; Coenwulf becomes king of Mercia

    Dec 17, 796Labels: Coenwulf, Ecgfrith

    • Coenwulf Wiki
    • Ecgfrith Wiki