Æthelflæd
Æthelflæd, Lady of the Mercians ruled Mercia in the English Midlands from 911 until her death. She was the eldest daughter of Alfred the Great, king of the Anglo-Saxon kingdom of Wessex, and his wife Ealhswith. The accession of a female ruler in Mercia is described by the historian Ian Walker as ‘one of the most unique events in early...
