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The Ecclesiastical History Of The English Nation -Venerable Bede

THE FIFTH BOOK OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL HISTORY OF THE ENGLISH NATION DURATION OF THE KINGDOMS OF THE ANGLO-SAXON HEPTARCHY

 

              KENT.

              SUSSEX.

              WESSEX.

              ESSEX.

              EAST ANGLIA.

              MERCIA.

              NORTHUMBERLAND, CONTAINING

 

                                                                                                  BERNICIA.

              DEIRA.

 

455

              Hengist founds the Kingdom of Kent.

             

             

             

             

             

             

             

 

491

             

              Ælla founds the Kingdom of Sussex.

             

             

             

             

             

             

 

519

             

             

              Cerdic founds the Kingdom of Wessex.

             

             

             

             

             

 

527

             

             

             

              Erchenwin founds the Kingdom of Essex.

              Uffa founds the Kingdom of East Anglia.

             

             

             

 

547

             

             

             

             

             

             

              Ida founds the Kingdom of Bernicia.

              Ælla founds the Kingdom of Deira.

 

587

             

             

             

             

             

              Crida founds the Kingdom of Mercia.

             

             

 

588

             

             

              Ceaulin, of

             

             

             

             

             

 

             

              Wessex, subdues Sussex.

             

             

             

             

             

 

589

             

             

             

             

             

             

              Ethelfrid of Bernicia subdues Deira.

             

 

617

             

             

             

             

             

             

              Edwin, the rightful heir, regains Deira, and obtains Bernicia also.

 

633

             

             

             

             

             

             

              Eanfrid, son of Ethelfrid, becomes King of Bernicia on the death of Edwin.

              Osric grandson of Ælla, becomes King of Deira on the death of Edwin.

 

634

             

             

             

             

             

             

              Oswald, brother of Eanfrid, King of Bernicia and Deira.

 

643

             

             

             

             

             

             

              Oswy, brother of Oswald, at first, on good terms with Oswin, King of Deira.

              Oswin, son of Osric, on Oswald’s death becomes King of Deira.

 

648

             

              Ethelwalch restores the monarch of Sussex.

             

             

             

             

             

             

 

651

             

             

             

             

             

             

              Oswy dethrones and slays Oswin, and resumes possession of Deira.

 

662

             

             

             

             

             

             

              Oswy bestows the tributary kingdom of Deira on his illegitimate son, Alfred.

 

670

             

             

             

             

             

             

              Egfrid succeeds his father Oswy as King of Northumberland.

 

686

             

             

              Cadwalla

             

             

             

             

             

 

             

              reconquers Sussex.

             

             

             

             

             

 

824

              Egbert unites Kent and Essex to his dominions.

             

             

             

             

 

827

             

             

             

             

             

             

              Northumberland submits to Egbert.

 

870

             

             

             

             

              Edmund King of East Anglia, is slain by the Danes.

             

             

             

 

875

             

             

             

             

             

              Alfred finally conquers Mercia.

             

             

 

878

             

             

             

              King Alfred by treaty grants to the Danish King, Guthrum, a tributary kingdom, consisting of Essex, East Anglia, and part of Mercia.

             

             

 

918

             

             

             

             

              Edward the elder conquers East Anglia.








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