0757—0796: King Offa King Offa ( 779 - 796 ) {\n}{\n}757 - Offa seizes the Kingdom Mercia after the murder of his cousin Aethelbald.{\n}776 - Defeats the men of Kent at Otford{\n}779 - Offa defeats Cynewulf of Wessex at Bensington in Oxfordshire.{\n}784 - Offa defeats the Wel
Abt 735 - 772 (37 years)