Exile of Oswald
Returns from exile on Iona & founds the ministry at Lindesfarne under Aidan
Role range: 0633-0642
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Oswald Biography and Timeline
Follow Oswald through 18 dated historical records for England.
Oswald, historical timeline
A chronological timeline drawn from matching World History Database records.
18Distinct records
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633–870Years on this page
633
Rule of Northumbria
Wins control of Northumbria
Role range: 0633-0642
Succession
Succeeds as King of Northumbria
Role range: 0633-0642
Battle of Heavenfield
Victory by Oswald reunites Northumbria & destroys the British revival led by Gwynedd. Reunites Northumbria & destroys a Briton revival led by Gwynned. Defeats & kills Cadwallon
Role range: 0633-0642
Death of Oswald
Death of Cadwallon, kills Cadwallon in battle & restores the Northumbrian line
Role range: 0633-0642
Restoration
Death of Cadwallon, kills Cadwallon in battle & restores the Northumbrian line
Role range: 0633-0642
Unification
Victory by Oswald reunites Northumbria. Northumbria is re-unified after the Battle of Heavenfield
Role range: 0633-0642
634
Marriage
Oswald marries Cynegilss daughter, Cyneburh
Role range: 0633-0642
Conversion
Oswald sends for a missionary from Lindesfarne, Aidan, to convert Northumbria
Role range: 0633-0642
641
Battle of Maserfeld
Where Oswald falls becomes known as "Oswestry", "Oswalds Tree". The Battle establishes Mercia as the leading Anglo-Saxon kingdom. Oswalds feat day becomes 5th August. Oswald becomes regarded as a martyr & saint. Defeated & killed by Penda. After Maserfeld Northumbria divides, Oswine rules Deira & Oswy rules Bernicia
Role range: 0634-0642
Death of Oswald
Death of Oswald, killed at the Battle of Maserfeld
Role range: 0634-0642
Oswestry
Where Oswald falls becomes known as "Oswestry", "Oswalds Tree"
Role range: 0634-0642
642
Battle of Oswestry
Killed in battle by King Penda of Mercia
Role range: 0633-0642
Canonization
Canonized, miracles performed in Maserfelth are accepted as signs of Oswalds sanctity
Role range: 0633-0642
685
Succession
Succeeds as King of Hwicce
Role range: 0675-0685
689
Pershore Abbey
Founds Pershore Abbey
Role range: 0675-0685
772
Succession
Succeeds as King of Sussex, a client of Offa
Role range: 0772-0765
870
Succession
Succeeds as King of East Anglia
Role range: 0870-0870
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.