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England in 455

Historical records for England in 455, rendered directly from the World History Database and ordered by month, day and event.

20Records
10Events
4Named people
5Places
2Categories

Historical records

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455Battle of AylesfordAesc

Aylesford · Warfare / Briton-Jute War

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

455Battle of AylesfordHengest

Aylesford · Warfare / Briton-Jute War

The Jutish leaders Hengist and Horsa vanquish the ancient Britons at Aylesford. Hengest & Aesc establish the Kingdom of Cantware, "men of Kent"

455Battle of AylesfordHorsa

Aylesford · Warfare / Briton-Jute War

The Jutish leaders Hengist and Horsa vanquish the ancient Britons at Aylesford. Horsa is killed in during the Battle of Aylesford

455Battle of AylesfordVortigern

Aylesford · Warfare / Briton-Jute War

The Jutish leaders Hengist and Horsa vanquish the ancient Britons at Aylesford

455Battle of CrayfordHengest

Crayford · Warfare / Briton-Jute War

The Saxons under Hengest & Asc defeat Vortigern at Crayford & capture Kent. The Britons are expelled from Kent. Hengest & Asc kill 4,000 Britons

455Battle of CrayfordVortigern

Crayford · Warfare / Briton-Jute War

The Saxons under Hengest & Asc defeat Vortigern at Crayford & capture Kent. Hengest & Asc kill 4,000 Britons

455Capture of KentHengest

Kent · Warfare / Briton-Jute War

Vortigern invites Hengist & Horsa to defend him but they defeat him & capture Kent. The Saxons under Hengest & Asc defeat Vortigern at Crayford & capture Kent

455Capture of KentVortigern

Kent · Warfare / Briton-Jute War

Vortigern invites Hengist & Horsa to defend him but they defeat him & capture Kent. The Saxons under Hengest & Asc defeat Vortigern at Crayford & capture Kent

455Death of HorsaHorsa

Aylesford · House / House of Kent

Death of Horsa, killed in during the Battle of Aylesford

455Death of HorsaHorsa

Aylesford · Warfare / Briton-Jute War

Death of Horsa, killed in during the Battle of Aylesford

455Death of VortigernVortigern

Aylesford · Warfare / Briton-Jute War

Death of Horsa, killed in during the Battle of Aylesford

455Kingdom of CantwareAesc

Cantware · Warfare / Briton-Jute War

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

455Kingdom of CantwareHengest

Cantware · Warfare / Briton-Jute War

The Jutish leaders Hengist and Horsa vanquish the ancient Britons at Aylesford. Hengest & Aesc establish the Kingdom of Cantware, "men of Kent"

455Men of KentHengest

Kent · Warfare / Briton-Jute War

The Jutish leaders Hengist and Horsa vanquish the ancient Britons at Aylesford. Hengest & Aesc establish the Kingdom of Cantware, "men of Kent"

455Reballion of ThanetVortigern

Isle of Thanet · Warfare / Briton-Jute War

The Saxons under Hengest in the Isle of Thanet rebel

455Rule of KentAesc

Kent · Warfare / Briton-Jute War

For 300 yrs Kent is ruled by descendants of Aesc, the dynasty of the Eskings

455Rule of KentHengest

Kent · Warfare / Briton-Jute War

The Saxons under Hengest & Asc defeat Vortigern at Crayford & capture Kent

455Rule of KentVortigern

Kent · Warfare / Briton-Jute War

The Saxons under Hengest & Asc defeat Vortigern at Crayford & capture Kent

455SuccessionAesc

Kent · House / House of Kent

Succeeds as King of Kent, joint ruler

455SuccessionHengest

Kent · House / House of Kent

Succeeds as King of Kent, joint ruler with Horsa

Names involved

AescHengestHorsaVortigern

Places involved

AylesfordCantwareCrayfordIsle of ThanetKent

Provenance

This page is generated from stored World History Database records matching the exact country and year shown above. Exact duplicate display records are collapsed. Records without a month are listed after the monthly sections. Source provenance varies by record; formal academic citation should be checked against the relevant primary source, archive or specialist historical reference.