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6th century in England

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Events from the 6th century in England.

Events

  • c. 500
  • Angles colonise the North Sea and Humber coastal areas, particularly around Holderness.
  • 501
  • Port and his sons, Bieda and Mægla, arrive at modern-day Portsmouth.
  • 519
  • Cerdic founds the Kingdom of Wessex.
  • 527
  • Foundation of the Kingdom of Essex.
  • 536
  • The climate changes of 535–536 likely caused a great famine and decline in population.
  • 547
  • Angles under Ida conquer a Celtic area called Bryneich, founding the Kingdom of Bernicia.
  • 549
  • A great plague causes much population loss.
  • 550
  • Gildas completes his post-Roman history On the Destruction of Britain.
  • 560
  • Angles conquer eastern Yorkshire and the British kingdom of Ebrauc, and establish the Kingdom of Deira.
  • 571
  • Foundation of the Kingdom of East Anglia.
  • Battle of Bedcanford: Cuthwulf captures Limbury, Aylesbury, Benson, and Eynsham.
  • 577
  • Battle of Deorham: Ceawlin of Wessex captures Gloucester, Cirencester, and Bath, expanding his kingdom to the west.
  • 581
  • Ælla enlarges the Kingdom of Deira.
  • 584
  • Battle of Fethanleag, perhaps at Stoke Lyne in Oxfordshire: Ceawlin and Cutha fight against the Britons; the latter is killed and the former returns to his kingdom.
  • 585
  • Foundation of the Kingdom of Mercia.
  • 590
  • Elmet joins an alliance of Celtic kingdoms against the expanding Angles of Bernicia.
  • Urien of Rheged murdered.
  • 597
  • Saint Augustine leads a papal mission to Britain, converts Kent to Christianity, and becomes the first Bishop of Canterbury.
  • 598
  • Traditional foundation date of St Augustine's Abbey, Canterbury.
  • c. 600
  • Battle of Catraeth (perhaps Catterick, North Yorkshire): Northumbria defeats an invasion by a combined force from Wales and Lothian.
  • Possible foundation date of Repton Abbey.

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    6th century in England Wikipedia
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