Up to 626 AD in #fplhistory points in time to see Penda become the king of Mercia. (The Midlands)
October 31, 2026 at 10:51 PM
Up to 626 AD in #fplhistory points in time to see Penda become the king of Mercia. (The Midlands)
It was scaring the children.
And, West Mercia Police.
And, West Mercia Police.
October 31, 2026 at 7:39 PM
It was scaring the children.
And, West Mercia Police.
And, West Mercia Police.
Here we are once more. Another weekend. Have a good one.
#OnThisDay #Staffordshire #Mercia #EastCoastKin #Scape #Landscape #Photography #Trees
#OnThisDay #Staffordshire #Mercia #EastCoastKin #Scape #Landscape #Photography #Trees
October 31, 2026 at 7:36 AM
Here we are once more. Another weekend. Have a good one.
#OnThisDay #Staffordshire #Mercia #EastCoastKin #Scape #Landscape #Photography #Trees
#OnThisDay #Staffordshire #Mercia #EastCoastKin #Scape #Landscape #Photography #Trees
Another great day. Birthdays for a granddaughter and a friend of many years.
#Landscape #EastCoastKin #Scape #OnThisDay #Trees #Mercia #RuralEngland #Autumn
#Landscape #EastCoastKin #Scape #OnThisDay #Trees #Mercia #RuralEngland #Autumn
October 30, 2026 at 5:15 AM
Another great day. Birthdays for a granddaughter and a friend of many years.
#Landscape #EastCoastKin #Scape #OnThisDay #Trees #Mercia #RuralEngland #Autumn
#Landscape #EastCoastKin #Scape #OnThisDay #Trees #Mercia #RuralEngland #Autumn
Off to Mercia where aunty is making an epic spaghetti-o's pie.
October 29, 2026 at 5:45 PM
Off to Mercia where aunty is making an epic spaghetti-o's pie.
At least 22 years, based on what I've found!
This really is nothing new.
But the propaganda to pretend that "other" religions are behind the posters is absolutely a 2026 phenomenon.
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This really is nothing new.
But the propaganda to pretend that "other" religions are behind the posters is absolutely a 2026 phenomenon.
13/
November 2, 2026 at 7:00 PM
At least 22 years, based on what I've found!
This really is nothing new.
But the propaganda to pretend that "other" religions are behind the posters is absolutely a 2026 phenomenon.
13/
This really is nothing new.
But the propaganda to pretend that "other" religions are behind the posters is absolutely a 2026 phenomenon.
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It's that time once more. The trees' annual shit. Waste pumped into leaves before abscission. Mundane yet beautiful.
#Landscape #EastCoastKin #Scape #OnThisDay #Trees #Mercia #RuralEngland #Autumn
#Landscape #EastCoastKin #Scape #OnThisDay #Trees #Mercia #RuralEngland #Autumn
October 29, 2026 at 3:02 AM
It's that time once more. The trees' annual shit. Waste pumped into leaves before abscission. Mundane yet beautiful.
#Landscape #EastCoastKin #Scape #OnThisDay #Trees #Mercia #RuralEngland #Autumn
#Landscape #EastCoastKin #Scape #OnThisDay #Trees #Mercia #RuralEngland #Autumn
#StainedGlassSunday West window,depicting the history of Chester at St John’s Church,a former cathedral in Chester.The date of foundation 689AD by Æthelred King of Mercia is likely to be set aside & revised to the 3rd/4th centuries, it’s possible that is one of the oldest in Europe still used.
November 1, 2026 at 10:52 AM
#StainedGlassSunday West window,depicting the history of Chester at St John’s Church,a former cathedral in Chester.The date of foundation 689AD by Æthelred King of Mercia is likely to be set aside & revised to the 3rd/4th centuries, it’s possible that is one of the oldest in Europe still used.
New Medieval Books: The Birth of the Anglo-Saxons www.medievalists.net/2025/10/new-... #books
New Medieval Books: The Birth of the Anglo-Saxons - Medievalists.net
This book explores the rise of the Kingdom of Mercia, focusing on the reigns of Æthelbald (716–757) and Offa (757–796). It shows how Mercia became a dominant power in early medieval Britain, laying…
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October 27, 2026 at 8:17 PM
New Medieval Books: The Birth of the Anglo-Saxons www.medievalists.net/2025/10/new-... #books
We should abolish these metropolitan boroughs and have everything revert to historic counties. Then balkanise the UK! Bring back Wessex and Mercia!
October 30, 2026 at 9:58 AM
We should abolish these metropolitan boroughs and have everything revert to historic counties. Then balkanise the UK! Bring back Wessex and Mercia!
October 27, 2026 at 6:53 AM
As we're officially in spooky season here's an ad from 1936 for Mercia 'Witchcraft' lace 🧙♀️ #halloween #clothes #clothing #fashion
October 28, 2026 at 10:01 AM
As we're officially in spooky season here's an ad from 1936 for Mercia 'Witchcraft' lace 🧙♀️ #halloween #clothes #clothing #fashion
Another early start for my ancient brain.
Here's a picture from a couple of years ago.
Now... On to read the horrors of global news.
#OnThisDay #Mercia #RuralEngland #Autumn #EastCoastKin #ClimateCrisis #GlobalPolitics #MondayFunday
Here's a picture from a couple of years ago.
Now... On to read the horrors of global news.
#OnThisDay #Mercia #RuralEngland #Autumn #EastCoastKin #ClimateCrisis #GlobalPolitics #MondayFunday
November 2, 2026 at 4:29 AM
Another early start for my ancient brain.
Here's a picture from a couple of years ago.
Now... On to read the horrors of global news.
#OnThisDay #Mercia #RuralEngland #Autumn #EastCoastKin #ClimateCrisis #GlobalPolitics #MondayFunday
Here's a picture from a couple of years ago.
Now... On to read the horrors of global news.
#OnThisDay #Mercia #RuralEngland #Autumn #EastCoastKin #ClimateCrisis #GlobalPolitics #MondayFunday
MERCIA.
I AM IN YOU!
I AM IN YOU!
October 24, 2026 at 4:37 PM
MERCIA.
I AM IN YOU!
I AM IN YOU!
"Contaminated" is such a judgemental and loaded term. At the end of the day we are all stardust, whether we're a turnip, a slug, a rat, or a single, orphan tourist visiting Mercia. Does it really matter what temporary corporeal form we have at any given moment*?
* e.g. supper-time
* e.g. supper-time
October 30, 2026 at 3:28 PM
"Contaminated" is such a judgemental and loaded term. At the end of the day we are all stardust, whether we're a turnip, a slug, a rat, or a single, orphan tourist visiting Mercia. Does it really matter what temporary corporeal form we have at any given moment*?
* e.g. supper-time
* e.g. supper-time
Today's the feast of St Chad, 7th Century abbot and bishop in turn of both Northumbria and Mercia. He stands outside of Lichfield Cathedral, Staffordshire, where his shrine was until it was destroyed at the Reformation. His brother was St Cedd, evangelist to the East Saxons.
October 26, 2026 at 10:45 AM
Today's the feast of St Chad, 7th Century abbot and bishop in turn of both Northumbria and Mercia. He stands outside of Lichfield Cathedral, Staffordshire, where his shrine was until it was destroyed at the Reformation. His brother was St Cedd, evangelist to the East Saxons.
Is that any way for someone who aspires to the highest position in Mercia to speak?
October 27, 2026 at 7:17 PM
Is that any way for someone who aspires to the highest position in Mercia to speak?
@wulfhelm.bsky.social Your descendents will never forget
www.birminghamdispatch.co.uk/forget-great...
www.birminghamdispatch.co.uk/forget-great...
October 28, 2026 at 11:24 AM
@wulfhelm.bsky.social Your descendents will never forget
www.birminghamdispatch.co.uk/forget-great...
www.birminghamdispatch.co.uk/forget-great...
The artist in 33 down is incorrectly credited as "Mercia" instead of "Mercier."
October 30, 2026 at 5:13 PM
The artist in 33 down is incorrectly credited as "Mercia" instead of "Mercier."
Should the West Midlands be independent? The Independent Mercia organisation certainly seem to think so, and their arguments are more relevant than the Anglo-Saxon name suggests.
Read about their perspective in today's story 🔗
www.birminghamdispatch.co.uk/forget-great...
Read about their perspective in today's story 🔗
www.birminghamdispatch.co.uk/forget-great...
October 28, 2026 at 11:15 AM
Should the West Midlands be independent? The Independent Mercia organisation certainly seem to think so, and their arguments are more relevant than the Anglo-Saxon name suggests.
Read about their perspective in today's story 🔗
www.birminghamdispatch.co.uk/forget-great...
Read about their perspective in today's story 🔗
www.birminghamdispatch.co.uk/forget-great...
Good point. Exile 'em to Mercia then.
October 25, 2026 at 9:25 PM
Good point. Exile 'em to Mercia then.
The Bank - as an upstanding, respectable citizen, well-known to all the denizens of Mercia - stands ready to act as the independent election adjudicator, ensuring transparency and an uncontestable result.
October 27, 2026 at 7:10 PM
The Bank - as an upstanding, respectable citizen, well-known to all the denizens of Mercia - stands ready to act as the independent election adjudicator, ensuring transparency and an uncontestable result.
October 25, 2026 at 5:47 AM