Wessex

:This article concerns the English kingdom, not the Westland Wessex helicopter

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Wessex was one of the seven major Anglo-Saxon kingdoms (the Heptarchy) that preceded the Kingdom of England. It was named after the West Saxons and situated in the south and southwest of England. It existed as a kingdom from the 6th century until the emergence of the English state in the 9th century, and as an earldom between 1016 and 1066. "Wessex" has never had any official existence since that time, but it remains a familiar term. It is particularly associated with the novels and poetry of Thomas Hardy, and some wish to see it restored as a region of England.

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Heptarchy: Heptarchy (Greek: ἑπτά; "seven" and ἀρχία; "sovereignty") is the name applied by historians to the period in English history after the Anglo-Saxon conquest of the southern portion of the island of Great Britain, named Angleland (England) by them (Sco...

Kingdom of England: :This article is about the historical state called the Kingdom of England (927-1707). For the main article about the modern country, see England....

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