6th century in England facts for kids
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Events from the 6th century in England.
Events
- c. 500
- 501
- Port and his sons, Bieda and Mægla, arrive at modern-day Portsmouth.
- 519
- 527
- Foundation of the Kingdom of Essex.
- 536
- The Extreme weather events of 535–536 likely caused a great famine and decline in population.
- 547
- 549
- A great plague causes much population loss.
- 550
- Gildas completes his post-Roman history On the Destruction of Britain.
- 560
- 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 from the British, 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
- Augustine leads a papal mission to Britain, converts Kent to Christianity, becomes the first Bishop of Canterbury and founds the predecessor of The King's School, 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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