Sir Frank Merry Stenton FBA (17 May 1880 – 15 September 1967) was an English historian of Anglo-Saxon England, a professor of history at the University of Reading (1926–1946), president of the Royal Historical Society (1937–1945),[1] Reading University's vice-chancellor (1946–1950).
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Sir Frank Merry Stenton FBA (17 May 1880 – 15 September 1967) was an English historian of Anglo-Saxon England, a professor of history at the University...
peoples until the later ninth century", and some historians, such as Sir FrankStenton, believe the unification of England south of the Humber estuary was...
as Stuf and Wightgar were Jutes. Keynes and Lapidge pp. 229-30 and FrankStenton, Anglo-Saxon England, Oxford, Oxford UP, 3rd edition 1971, p. 23-4 Lees...
between Ecgberht of Wessex and Beornwulf of Mercia in September 825. Sir FrankStenton described it as "one of the most decisive battles of English history"...
Wayback Machine. Stenton, Frank (1971). Anglo-Saxon England (3rd ed.). Oxford: Clarendon. p. 386. ISBN 978-0-19-821716-9. OL 5752389M. Stenton 1971, pp. 388–393...
kingdom of Mercia dominated the Anglo-Saxon Heptarchy in England. Sir FrankStenton apparently coined the phrase, arguing that Offa of Mercia, who ruled...
straightforward report by most historians until the late twentieth century, and FrankStenton observed that "each of the rulers named in this list had something definite...
story is probably a myth and that Gunhilde did not exist. However, FrankStenton described the claim as a "well recorded tradition", and considered that...
Sawyer, The Oxford Illustrated History of the Vikings, 1997, p. 90); FrankStenton distinguishes between the "Danish kingdom of York" and the "Norse kingdom...
claim to the throne. Harold himself is somewhat obscure; the historian FrankStenton considered it probable that his mother Ælfgifu was "the real ruler of...
(2014), pp. 66-67 Stenton, F. M. (1970) Preparatory to Anglo-Saxon England: The Collected Papers of Frank Merry Stenton; ed. by D. M. Stenton. Oxford: Clarendon...
tapestry weave. Fowke, Frank Rede. The Bayeux Tapestry – A History and Description, London: G. Bell & Sons, 1913. Sir FrankStenton (ed) et al., The Bayeux...
of the Severn Valley in British geography. These historians include FrankStenton,: 1–5 John Morris, H. P. R. Finberg, and J. N. L. Myres. The belief...
(2011) pp. 15 & 18–20 Morten (2011) pp. 21–23 Morten (2011) pp. 25–27 FrankStenton, Anglo-Saxon England, Oxford history of England 2, 3rd ed. Oxford/Clarendon:...
murder on the orders of Oswiu in 651.[citation needed] According to FrankStenton, Maserfield left Penda as "the most formidable king in England". He...
of the last Norse king of Jórvík (York), Eric Bloodaxe. According to FrankStenton, the battle resulted in Eric's being slain by Maccus, the son of Olaf...
conquests in the early tenth century, and it was described by the historian FrankStenton as "an ignominious surrender". Guthfrithson had coins struck at York...