Historical biography archive · Updated 2026-11-03

Raedwald Biography and Timeline

Follow Raedwald through 2 dated historical records for England.

Raedwald, historical timeline

A chronological timeline drawn from matching World History Database records.

2Distinct records
1 of 1Page
616–616Years on this page

616

Battle of River Idle

King · River Idle · Warfare / Northumbria-Briton War

Edwin claims the Kingdoms of Deira & Bernicia after victory at the River Idle. Defeats & kills Aethelfrith in support of Edwin

Invasion of Northumbria

King · Northumbria · Warfare / Northumbria-Briton War

Raedwald invades in support of the exiled heir to the throne of Deira, Edwin

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.