Succession
Succeeds as King of Kent which reverts back to Paganism
Role range: 0616-0640
Historical biography archive · Updated 2026-11-03
Eadbald Biography and Timeline
Follow Eadbald through 4 dated historical records for England.
Eadbald, historical timeline
A chronological timeline drawn from matching World History Database records.
4Distinct records
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616–624Years on this page
616
Eadbald Assumes Kentish Crown
Eadbald succeeded his father Aethelberht but initially resisted Christian practice, creating a crisis for the Canterbury mission.
618
Northbourne Grant Recorded
A charter attributed to Eadbald records an extensive land grant at Northbourne for the Canterbury monastery, though early charter authenticity requires care.
624
Kentish Christianity Recovers
Eadbald's eventual acceptance of Christianity helped restore royal support for the church after the difficulties of his accession.
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.