When it was an octarchy, it was comprised of one Jute, three Saxon and four Angle kingdoms. |
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Of all the petty monarchies of the Octarchy, the kingdom of Mercia was by far the most wealthy. |
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Britain had been divided under eight Anglo-Saxon governments, and the island was, therefore, ruled by an Octarchy. |
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This assemblage of states has been commonly called the Heptarchy, for which Mr. Turner has proposed to substitute the Octarchy. |
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