20 August 655Death of OswineOswine
Death of Oswine
Historical records for England in 655, rendered directly from the World History Database and ordered by month, day and event.
Death of Oswine
Defeats & kills Penda of Mercia. Becomes Bretwalda & King of a reunited Northumbria & becomes overlord of Mercia
Killed by King Oswy while invading Bernicia. Killed at the Battle of Winwaed. Defeated & killed by King Oswy
Becomes overlord of Mercia after the Battle of Winwaed
Reunifies Northumbria after the Battle of Winwaed
Converts Mercia to christianity after Pendas death
Death of Penda, Oswy kills Penda in battle, the last great pagan King
Death of Penda, Oswy kills Penda in battle, the last great pagan King
Taken hostage by Penda
Succeeds as King of East Anglia
Succeeds as King of Mercia, rules south Mercia
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