Penda was a warrior king of the old type, whose life of bloodshed was ended at the battle of Winwaed in 655.
Penda is credited with killing six kings and he raised an army against King Edwin and killed him in battle in 633 in the fenlands at Heathfield, in so doing ending the reign of a King who was overlord to the Welsh,Scots and much of England.
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Mark Taylor went to Ravenswood School in Kent with, amongst others, David Bowie and Peter Frampton.
He enjoyed his time in the very first specialised school-based art form from where he progressed to study fine art at Croydon College Of Art.
His paintings have been internationally exhibited and featured on BBC programmes such as Country Tracks and The One Show.He has recently had his work displayed in a feature article in 'Pagan Dawn' magazine.