Early in its existence Repton seems to have been the location of an important royal estate. According to the Anglo-Saxon Chronicle, it was from Repton in 873–874 that the Great …

Wystan, or Wigstan, was a prince of Mercia who was murdered by his guardian in 849, [5] in the reign of Wiglaf. His remains were buried in the crypt at Repton and miracles were ascribed to …

2018年11月27日 · Built in 1760 in the Palladian style, for the Burdetts, it is now a preparatory school for Repton; the family church is a National Trust property open to the public on …

The Battle of Repton occurred in 874 AD when the Mercian army of Thegn Leofrith assaulted the Great Heathen Army's base at Repton, Derbyshire in a last-ditch effort to restore King …

2019年6月6日 · Repton’s wealthy doublehouse monastery, founded in the late 7th century, had been a burial place for the Mercian royal dynasty, and its fall into Viking hands was a decisive …

2015年1月2日 · In 873 the Viking Great Army took winter quarters at the Anglo-Saxon monastery of Repton in the heart of Mercia. Excavations 1974–88 found their D-shaped earthwork on the …

2023年6月10日 · Repton is a village in Derbyshire, located on the edge of the River Trent floodplains. Christianity was reintroduced to the Midlands at Repton, where some of the …

Repton Abbey was an Anglo-Saxon Benedictine abbey in Derbyshire, England. Founded in the 7th century, the abbey was a double monastery, a community of both monks and nuns. The …

Repton, former capital of the Anglo Saxon ‘Kingdom of Mercia’, is today a fusion of village and public school. Steeped in history this South Derbyshire village has one principal street, lined …

Thirteen hundred and fifty years ago, in AD 653, Repton was the place where Christianity was first preached in the Midlands. Four priests were sent from the kingdom of Northumbria to Repton …