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Date 447 - c. 850

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England
Heptarchy

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England
England
constituent unit, United Kingdom

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Frederick Ashton (left) and Robert Helpmann rehearsing their roles as the Ugly Sisters in Cinderella, 1965.
Sir Frederick Ashton
British choreographer
Aelle
Anglo-Saxon ruler [fl. 5th century]