Egbert, King of the West Saxons and first monarch of all England mb-code 00816379 Oval head and shoulders portrait

Oval head and shoulders portrait of Hughes de Lyonne wearing a sash ribbon and cross

the gold head of which shows a spiral design

Interior view during a busy session

Inscribed 'Plate XXVII

Circa 1920

Egbert, King of the West Saxons and first monarch of all England mb-code 00816379 Oval head and shoulders portraitEgbert, King of the West Saxons and first monarch of all England, (18th century). Egbert (c770 839) ruled Wessex from 802. His reign saw Wessex overtake Mercia as the dominant Anglo Saxon kingdom and as a consequence he is regarded as the first King of England although the title was not used until the reign of his grandson, Alfred the Great.