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Russel pinxit Geo: Vertue Sculp: 1719

Church of St Mary Abchurch

Schumacher is dressed in a black suit with a high-collared white shirt and tie

The Renault brothers

Egbert, King of the West Saxons and first monarch of all England Size:L: 90 x 60cm Russel pinxit Geo: Vertue Sculp:Egbert, King of the West Saxons and first monarch of all England, (18th century). Egbert (c770 839) ruled Wessex from 802. His reign saw Wessex overtake Mercia as the dominant Anglo Saxon kingdom and as a consequence he is regarded as the first King of England although the title was not used until the reign of his grandson, Alfred the Great.

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