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Who's who in Leeds15/05/2014
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| Cartimandua | Not set | Brigantes (Queen of) | active 43-69AD | 2 | X | Not set | X | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | X | X | Not set | Queen of the Iron-Age tribe called the Brigantes, who lived across northern England. Although their capital was at Aldborough (North Yorkshire), there is evidence of Iron Age sites across Leeds. Cartimandua supported the Romans. |
| Ceretic | Not set | Elmet (King of) | c560-617AD | 10 | X | Not set | X | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | X | Not set | Ceretic was the last King of Elmet. He was killed defending Elmet against the invading Northumbrians led by King Edwin. |
| Edwin | Not set | Northumbria (King of) | c.586-633 | 1 | Not set | Not set | X | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | X | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | X | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | X | Not set | In his Ecclesiastical History of the English People Bede states that King Edwin of Northumbria occupied the Kingdom of Elmet and erected a church located in "...regione quae vocatur Loidis", the region known as Loidis (Leeds). |
| Penda | Not set | Mercia (King of) | died 655 AD | 1 | Not set | Not set | X | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | X | Not set | Penda, king of Mercia, burnt down the city of Campodunum, possibly Leeds. Penda was killed in 655 at the Battle of Winwaed, possibly at the site of Whinmoor, Leeds. Stained glass window in Leeds Church commemorates the Northumbrian victory over pagan Penda. |