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Capitals of the Heptarchy (with Map)

Guess the capitals of the Anglo-Saxon kingdoms of the Heptarchy.
The map also shows the territory of the Jutes prior to being invaded by Wessex.
Locations of the capitals are approximations.
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Kingdom
Dates
Answer
Northumbria
654-954 (northern capital)
Bamburgh
Northumbria
654-954 (southern capital)
York
Mercia
584-918
Tamworth
Wessex
634-660 (de facto)
Dorchester on Thames
Wessex
660s-927
Winchester
East Anglia
500s-918
Norwich
Essex
604-825
London
Kent
600s-871
Canterbury
Sussex
680s-860 (capital)
Chichester
Sussex
680s-860 (seat of bishopric)
Selsey
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