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POD 9th Century
The viking invasion of England either fails or the heptarchical system remains unaffected
Over the centuries England develops on a more "balkanised" path. London still becomes the national capital at the heart of an "English Capital Territory" but each of the four areas develop their own governing systems, cultures etc:
NATIONAL CAPITAL: London
REGIONAL CAPITALS
Northumbria : York
Mercia: Birmingham
Wessex: Winchester
East Anglia: Norwich