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Sir
Frank Stenton
Born(1880-05-17)17 May 1880
Manchester, England
Died15 September 1967(1967-09-15) (aged 87)
NationalityEnglish
EducationKeble College, Oxford
OccupationHistorian
SpouseDoris Mary Stenton

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).

  1. ^ Institute of Historical Research, Summary; Royal Historical Society, 'About Us' Archived 2010-02-09 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved 19 February 2010.

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Frank Stenton

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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...

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Mercia

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peoples until the later ninth century", and some historians, such as Sir Frank Stenton, believe the unification of England south of the Humber estuary was...

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Osburh

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as Stuf and Wightgar were Jutes. Keynes and Lapidge pp. 229-30 and Frank Stenton, Anglo-Saxon England, Oxford, Oxford UP, 3rd edition 1971, p. 23-4 Lees...

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Battle of Ellendun

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between Ecgberht of Wessex and Beornwulf of Mercia in September 825. Sir Frank Stenton described it as "one of the most decisive battles of English history"...

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North Sea Empire

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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...

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Mercian Supremacy

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kingdom of Mercia dominated the Anglo-Saxon Heptarchy in England. Sir Frank Stenton apparently coined the phrase, arguing that Offa of Mercia, who ruled...

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Edward the Elder

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straightforward report by most historians until the late twentieth century, and Frank Stenton observed that "each of the rulers named in this list had something definite...

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Gunhilde

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story is probably a myth and that Gunhilde did not exist. However, Frank Stenton described the claim as a "well recorded tradition", and considered that...

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Norsemen

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Sawyer, The Oxford Illustrated History of the Vikings, 1997, p. 90); Frank Stenton distinguishes between the "Danish kingdom of York" and the "Norse kingdom...

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Harold Harefoot

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claim to the throne. Harold himself is somewhat obscure; the historian Frank Stenton considered it probable that his mother Ælfgifu was "the real ruler of...

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Kingdom of Lindsey

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(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...

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Bayeux Tapestry

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tapestry weave. Fowke, Frank Rede. The Bayeux Tapestry – A History and Description, London: G. Bell & Sons, 1913. Sir Frank Stenton (ed) et al., The Bayeux...

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Battle of Deorham

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of the Severn Valley in British geography. These historians include Frank Stenton,: 1–5  John Morris, H. P. R. Finberg, and J. N. L. Myres. The belief...

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Magnus the Good

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(2011) pp. 15 & 18–20 Morten (2011) pp. 21–23 Morten (2011) pp. 25–27 Frank Stenton, Anglo-Saxon England, Oxford history of England 2, 3rd ed. Oxford/Clarendon:...

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Battle of Maserfield

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murder on the orders of Oswiu in 651.[citation needed] According to Frank Stenton, Maserfield left Penda as "the most formidable king in England". He...

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Battle of Stainmore

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of the last Norse king of Jórvík (York), Eric Bloodaxe. According to Frank Stenton, the battle resulted in Eric's being slain by Maccus, the son of Olaf...

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Edmund I

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conquests in the early tenth century, and it was described by the historian Frank Stenton as "an ignominious surrender". Guthfrithson had coins struck at York...

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