Birth of Ine660
Birth of Ine, son of Cenred
Historical person
Ine Biography
Historical biography and chronological timeline for Ine, based on 22 World History Database records associated with England.
22 records660–72819 events12 places
Chronological biography
660
664
Synod664
The Anglo-Saxons leave the Celtic Church & join the Roman Church
688
Abdication688
Caedwalla abidicates & is succeeded by Ine
Reform of Legal System688
Develops a Law Code, the 1st to codify a set of Saxon laws
Rule of Essex688
Extends his rule over Essex
Rule of Kent688
Extends his rule over Kent
Succession688
Succeeds as King of Wessex
694
Reform of Legal System694
The sub-kingdoms are replaced by shires, similar to modern counties. Issues his new law code which enables Ine to rule Wessex as a single unit
706
See of Sherborne706
Ine founds the Sherborne see under Bishop Aldheim
Southampton706
Founds the town of Hamwic, Southampton
709
Invasion of Devon709
Ine invades Devon after Geraint of Dumnonia refuses to join the Roman Church
710
Battle of Longport710
Geraint is killed & Devon falls under West Saxon rule
Rule of Devon710
Geraint is killed & Devon falls under West Saxon rule
715
Battle of Adams Grave715
Ine defeats Ceolred
721
Assassination of Cynewulf721
Ine assassinates Cynewulf
Exile of Ine721
Ine sends Ealdbert into exile
722
Battle of Tamar722
Ine is defeated by the Cornish & forced to retreat
Siege of Taunton722
Taunton is destroyed by Ines Queen, Athelburh, in a failed attempt to find Ealdbert
725
Death of Ine725
Death of Ealdbert, Ine kills Ealdbert & ends the civil war
726
Abdication726
Ine abdicates & retires to Rome as a pilgrim
728
Death of Ine728
Death of Ine, as a pilgrim in Rome
Pilgrimage728
Ine travels to Rome
Titles and roles
King
Record provenance
This biography is assembled from World History Database records filtered by country and personal-name fields. Exact duplicate display records are removed. The database is an index rather than a complete narrative biography; formal research should verify entries against relevant primary or specialist sources.