Succession
Succeeds as King of Northumbria, succeeds Aethelred I after plotting his assassination
Historical events in 796
20 historical records
March 7961 historical events
April 7961 historical events
Abdication
Forced to abdicate in favour of Eardwulf
May 7964 historical events
Accession
Eardwulf becomes King of Northumbria after Osbald's brief twenty-seven-day reign collapses.
Assassination of Aethelred I
Aethelred I is assassinated
Death of Aethelred I
Death of Aethelred I, assassinated
Recall after Osbald
Eardwulf is recalled from exile after Osbald loses the throne only weeks after Aethelred's assassination.
June 7961 historical events
Coronation at York
Archbishop Eanbald I and three bishops consecrate Eardwulf as King of Northumbria at York.
July 7962 historical events
Alliance Offa and Charles of the Franks to protect merchants on both sides of the Channel
Allies with Charles of the Franks to protect merchants on both sides of the Channel
Death of Offa
Marks the end of Mercian dominance in England & the beginning of the rise of Wessex. Death of Offa
December 7961 historical events
Death of Ecgfrith
Death of Ecgfrith
Succession
Succeeds as King of East Anglia
Succession
Succeeds as King of Kent, last independent descendent of the Kentish royal family. Deposes Athelheard pro-Mercian Archbishop of Canterbury installed by Offa. After Offas death Eadberht renounces his orders in France & seizes the Kentish throne
Succession
Succeeds as King of Mercia
Succession
Succeeds as King of Mercia
Death of Egfrith
Death of Egfrith
Succession
Succeeds as King of Mercia, reigns for 141 days
Assassination of Athelred I
Assassinated by Ealdred, a supporter of Osbald
Death of Athelred I
Assassinated by Ealdred, a supporter of Osbald
Alcuin Accession Letter
Alcuin writes to the new king Eardwulf urging him to rule with justice, piety, and restraint.
Avar Ring Captured
Frankish forces under Charlemagne's commanders capture the Avars' principal fortified center and seize a large accumulation of treasure.