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Rule of England

Name: Rule of England – England factsheet records
Creator: World History Database

England · House / House of Wessex. Chronological records rendered directly from the World History Database.

5Records

560–860Date range

3Named people

1Places

Chronological records

560

Ceawlin560

House / House of Wessex

By 600 Anglo-Saxons dominate England

829

Egbert829

House / House of Wessex

Recognized as the overlord, "Bretwalda", of all the English Kingdoms

Egbert829

Wessex · House / House of Wessex

England is united for the 1st time under a single King

830

Egbert830

House / House of Wessex

Egbert rules Wessex & its dependent Kingdoms of Surrey, Sussex, Kent & Essex

860

Aethelbert860

Wessex · House / House of Wessex

Succeeds as King of Wessex after the death of his brother, Aehelbald,. Restores the Kingdom created by Egbert, Wessex & the south east re-unite

Names involved

AethelbertCeawlinEgbert

Provenance

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