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The Heptarchy refers to the early medieval period when several Anglo-Saxon kingdoms dominated England
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It formed after Germanic migrations (Angles, Saxons, Jutes) and the collapse of Roman rule, as regional warlords consolidated power.
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These kingdoms were not always stable “nation-states”; alliances, wars, and shifting borders were constant.
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At different times, certain kingdoms achieved dominance, especially Northumbria in the north and Mercia in the Midlands.
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Heptarchy = early medieval period when England was divided into many Anglo-Saxon Kingdoms, which were not always stable and alliances, wars and sifting borders were constant, when some kingdoms gained power, others lost it.
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It was never a nation - just a name for the situation happening among those kingdoms.
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It formed after the collapse of Roman rule and Germanic migrations.
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The Viking invasions of the 9th century destabilized many kingdoms, with several falling under Viking control.
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Wessex, under Alfred the Great, survived by reforming defenses (burhs/fortified towns), reorganizing military service, and building naval capacity.
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Alfred and his successors also used diplomacy and strategic warfare to contain and then push back Viking power.
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Later kings of Wessex, especially Edward the Elder and Athelstan, expanded control over other regions.
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By the early 10th century, Wessex leadership enabled the political unification of much of England into a single kingdom.
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So in the end Wessex expanded the control of other kingdoms and finally most of England united and a single kingdom was created.
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