Succession
Succeeds as King of Kent, joint ruler
Historical events in 455
22 historical records
Succession
Succeeds as King of Kent, joint ruler with Horsa
Death of Horsa
Death of Horsa, killed in during the Battle of Aylesford
Battle of Aylesford
Hengest & Aesc establish the Kingdom of Cantware, "men of Kent". For 300 yrs Kent is ruled by descendants of Aesc, the dynasty of the Eskings
Kingdom of Cantware
Hengest & Aesc establish the Kingdom of Cantware, "men of Kent". For 300 yrs Kent is ruled by descendants of Aesc, the dynasty of the Eskings
Rule of Kent
For 300 yrs Kent is ruled by descendants of Aesc, the dynasty of the Eskings
Battle of Aylesford
The Jutish leaders Hengist and Horsa vanquish the ancient Britons at Aylesford. Hengest & Aesc establish the Kingdom of Cantware, "men of Kent"
Battle of Crayford
The Saxons under Hengest & Asc defeat Vortigern at Crayford & capture Kent. The Britons are expelled from Kent. Hengest & Asc kill 4,000 Britons
Capture of Kent
Vortigern invites Hengist & Horsa to defend him but they defeat him & capture Kent. The Saxons under Hengest & Asc defeat Vortigern at Crayford & capture Kent
Kingdom of Cantware
The Jutish leaders Hengist and Horsa vanquish the ancient Britons at Aylesford. Hengest & Aesc establish the Kingdom of Cantware, "men of Kent"
Men of Kent
The Jutish leaders Hengist and Horsa vanquish the ancient Britons at Aylesford. Hengest & Aesc establish the Kingdom of Cantware, "men of Kent"
Rule of Kent
The Saxons under Hengest & Asc defeat Vortigern at Crayford & capture Kent
Battle of Aylesford
The Jutish leaders Hengist and Horsa vanquish the ancient Britons at Aylesford. Horsa is killed in during the Battle of Aylesford
Death of Horsa
Death of Horsa, killed in during the Battle of Aylesford
Battle of Aylesford
The Jutish leaders Hengist and Horsa vanquish the ancient Britons at Aylesford
Battle of Crayford
The Saxons under Hengest & Asc defeat Vortigern at Crayford & capture Kent. Hengest & Asc kill 4,000 Britons
Capture of Kent
Vortigern invites Hengist & Horsa to defend him but they defeat him & capture Kent. The Saxons under Hengest & Asc defeat Vortigern at Crayford & capture Kent
Death of Vortigern
Death of Horsa, killed in during the Battle of Aylesford
Reballion of Thanet
The Saxons under Hengest in the Isle of Thanet rebel
Rule of Kent
The Saxons under Hengest & Asc defeat Vortigern at Crayford & capture Kent
Invasion of Huna
Repulses a Huna attack but the expense of the wars drain the empires resources and contributed to its decline
Succession
Succeeds as Gupta Emperor