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Wessex (/ˈwɛsᵻks/; Old English: Westseaxna rīce, "kingdom of the West Saxons") was an Anglo-Saxon kingdom in the south of Great Britain, from 519 until England was unified by Æthelstan in the early 10th century.
The Anglo-Saxons believed that Wessex was founded by Cerdic and Cynric, but this may be legend. The two main sources for the history of Wessex are the Anglo-Saxon Chronicle and the West Saxon Genealogical Regnal List, which sometimes conflict. Wessex became a Christian kingdom after Cenwalh was baptised and was expanded under his rule. Cædwalla later conquered Sussex, Kent and the Isle of Wight. His successor, Ine, issued one of the oldest surviving English law codes and established a second West Saxon bishopric. The throne subsequently passed to a series of kings with unknown genealogies.
During the 8th century, as the hegemony of Mercia grew, Wessex largely retained its independence. It was during this period that the system of shires was established. Under Egbert, Surrey, Sussex, Kent, Essex, and Mercia, along with parts of Dumnonia, were conquered. He also obtained the overlordship of the Northumbrian king. However, Mercian independence was restored in 830. During the reign of his successor, Æthelwulf, a Danish army arrived in the Thames estuary, but was decisively defeated. When Æthelwulf's son, Æthelbald, usurped the throne, the kingdom was divided to avoid war. Æthelwulf was succeeded in turn by his four sons, the youngest being Alfred the Great.
Total war is warfare that includes any and all civilian-associated resources and infrastructure as legitimate military targets, and typically involves the use of weapons and tactics that result in significant civilian or other non-combatant casualties, whether collateral damage or not. American-English Dictionary defines "total war" as "war that is unrestricted in terms of the weapons used, the territory or combatants involved, or the objectives pursued, especially one in which the laws of war are disregarded." The term can also be applied when the war effort requires significant sacrifices by most of the friendly civilian population.
In the mid-19th century, scholars identified "total war" as a separate class of warfare. In a total war, to an extent inapplicable to less total conflicts, the differentiation between combatants and non-combatants diminishes and even sometimes vanishes entirely as opposing sides can consider nearly every human resource, even that of non-combatants, as nevertheless part of the war effort.
Sophie, Countess of Wessex, GCVO (Sophie Helen; née Rhys-Jones; born 20 January 1965) is the wife of Prince Edward, Earl of Wessex, the youngest son of Queen Elizabeth II and Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh. Married in 1999, she worked in public relations until 2002 and now assists her husband in his royal duties. The Earl and Countess have two children: James, Viscount Severn, and Lady Louise Windsor, who are respectively tenth and eleventh in line to the British throne.
Sophie Helen Rhys-Jones was born at Radcliffe Infirmary, Oxford, on 20 January 1965, the second child and first daughter of Christopher Bournes Rhys-Jones (born 1931), a retired tyre salesman, and his wife, Mary (née O'Sullivan; 1934–2005), a secretary. She has an elder brother, David, and was named after her father's sister, Helen, who died in a riding accident in 1960. Her godfather, actor Thane Bettany, is her father's stepbrother; both men spent their early life in Sarawak, North Borneo, then a British Protectorate ruled by the White Rajahs.
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Brihtwulf and his newphew, Burgred made what is probably the dumbest strategic plan ever seen... however, this even actually happened in Frankia in real life, and the king who lost was Charles the bold (who is the Emperor in this show's timeline)... its a bit confusing, so just enjoy the battle :) i tried uploading the full battle, but the video was blocked in 239 countries as a result of that... so yeah, 2 parter it is... again... sorry guys, but life is about change... is it not, guys?? if we don't change.. we fall behind... what was once true and real, is suddenly, no longer true... no longer real... and sometimes... we must accept that... everything has changed... for all of us... you must get used to it. Here is part 2: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DExpAHyDnmo
The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge were special guests of Queen Elizabeth on the first day of the Royal Ascot horse races . The Duchess in White Lace McQueen & The Queen's Earrings.
Welcome to the campaign of Age of Vikings, a mod for Total War Attila. We'll be playing as Wessex and trying to survive the Viking Invasions and unite England under one King! If you want more let me know as this is a pilot episode. Alex the Rambler produces videos on Total War, this involves Total War Warhammer, Total War Rome 2, Total War Attila and a variety of Total War Mods. Experience a wide variety of Total War gameplay + more on this channel. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Please show your support by liking/commenting/sharing and subscribing! ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Green Man Gaming link - https://www.greenmangaming.com/?tap_a=1964-996bbb&tap;_s=7433-3bf67f ------------------------...
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Irgendwo aus England, aus 'nem finsteren Labor,
drang vor kurzem eine krasse Neuigkeit hervor.
Da ham'se wohl aus Lust und Laune experimentiert
und mit ein paar Genen so herummanipuliert.
Heraus kam ein süßes kleines Schaf,
und das bringt jetzt die Menschheit um den Schlaf!
Wie aus einem Munde fingen alle an zu schrei'n:
"Wenn man das mit Menschen macht! Das kann und darf nicht sein."
Man fordert jetzt Gesetze, die das Klonen sehr erschwer'n,
"Wo kommen wir dahin, wenn wir uns im Labor vermehr'n!"
Die Leute sagen, das wär nicht moralisch,
ich sehe das nicht ganz so theatralisch.
Denn meine Julia, die würd' ich gerne viermal klonen,
von mir aus könnten dann auch alle fünfe bei mir wohnen.
Ich finde diese Gen-Geschichte wirklich ziemlich nett,
denn bald hab' ich noch viel mehr Spaß im Bett.