Æthelflæd the daughtor of alfred the great, was the ruler of mercia until her death in 918 AD. When she died a sucsesion strugle erupted between her brother edward king of wessex and her daughter ælfwine.
Edward won and annexed mercia.
so my question is what if Ælfwine had won? Wuld mercia remain independent resulting in three independant kingdoms of northmbria mercia and wessex? or was a unifid england inevitable?
Edward won and annexed mercia.
so my question is what if Ælfwine had won? Wuld mercia remain independent resulting in three independant kingdoms of northmbria mercia and wessex? or was a unifid england inevitable?