Explore 5 historical events and records for England in 615.
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Bede reports that Aethelfrith offered inducements to Raedwald to surrender or kill the exiled Edwin. Raedwald ultimately refused to sacrifice his guest. The assigned year is approximate rather than securely documented.
The Briton leaders Selyf & Cadwal are killed. Defeats the Britons. 1,200 Briton monks are slaughtered prior to battle
Cearl's daughter married Edwin during his exile, revealing the diplomatic reach of an early Mercian king.
Before gaining the Northumbrian throne, Edwin received protection at the court of Raedwald of East Anglia, according to Bede. The exact date of his arrival is not recorded.
Athelfrith advances on Mercia
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