Historical biography archive · Updated 2026-11-03

Anna Biography and Timeline

Follow Anna through 4 dated historical records for England.

Anna, historical timeline

A chronological timeline drawn from matching World History Database records.

4Distinct records
1 of 1Page
641–653Years on this page

641

Succession

King · East Anglia · House / House of East Anglia

Succeeds as King of East Anglia

Role range: 0641-0653

645

Exile of Anna

King · East Anglia · House / House of East Anglia

Cenwealh seeks refuge in East Anglia after being driven out of Mercia

Role range: 0641-0653

Conversion

East Anglia · Religion / Roman Catholic Church

Cenwealh is converted to Christinaity by Anna

653

Invasion of East Anglia

King · East Anglia · Warfare / Mercia-East Anglia War

Penda drives Anna out of his Kingdom of East Anglia

Role range: 0641-0653

Records, sources and methodology

These dates and descriptions come from the historical_events database. Exact duplicate records have been collapsed. Names are grouped by the country, Name 2 and Name 1 fields; records with missing Name 2 cannot be reliably assigned to an individual biography. Check the underlying sources before formal citation.