Æthelflæd. 870-918

Lady of the Mercians.
She ruled Mercia in the English Midlands from 911. In July 917 her army reclaimed Derby from the Viking peoples.

Watch a film created by a team at Horizons Sixth Form in Derby inspired by Æthelflæd and the Battle of Derby in 917

Quiz

Æthelflæd was the daughter of Alfred the Great and was heralded as “Lady of the Mercians“ and the Anglo Saxon’s only queen. After her reign ended in 918, there would not be another female monarch to rule for:

[A] 20 years
[B] 200 years
[C] 600 years

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