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England in 660

Name: England in 660 historical records
Creator: World History Database

Historical records for England in 660, rendered directly from the World History Database and ordered by month, day and event.

7Records

7Events

7Named people

6Places

5Categories

Historical records

Other Events

660Birth of IneIne

Wessex · House / House of Wessex

Birth of Ine, son of Cenred

660BishopWine

Wessex · Religion / Roman Catholic Church

Appointed Bishop of Wessex

660ConversionMerewalh

Herefordshire · Religion / Roman Catholic Church

Converted to Christianity

660MarriageEgfrith

Northumbria · House / House of Northumbria

Married to Ethelreda, daughter of Anna of East Anglia

660Rule of PowysWulfhere

Powys · House / House of Mercia

Brings Powyss under Mercian control, includes Shropsire & Hertfordshire

660SuccessionAthelwalh

Pevensey · House / House of Saxons

Succeeds as King of the South Saxons

660Winchester DioceseCenwealh

Winchester · Religion / Roman Catholic Church

Creates a new diocese at Winchester

Names involved

AthelwalhCenwealhEgfrithIneMerewalhWineWulfhere

Places involved

HerefordshireNorthumbriaPevenseyPowysWessexWinchester

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varies by record; formal academic citation should be checked against the relevant primary source, archive or specialist historical reference.