What is recorded here
This white commemorative plaque records: Celebrating 1100 years since Aethelflaed, Lady of the Mercians, Daughter of King Alfred the Great, founded Stafford as a fortified town in 913
Aethelflaed, daughter of King Alfred the Great, was the Lady of the Mercians and played a crucial role in defending England against Viking invasions; she is remembered for her military strategies and for founding fortified towns like Stafford to strengthen Anglo-Saxon territories.
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