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Penda of Mercia and Æthelhere of East Anglia were defeated by Oswiu of Northumbria at the Battle of the Winwaed in Yorkshire, England.
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Penda of Mercia
King of Mercia from c. 626 to 655
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Oswiu
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Battle of the Winwaed
655 battle between Mercia and Bernicia
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Yorkshire
Historic county of England
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