Aescwine Leads West Saxons
Aescwine appears in the late seventh century succession during a period of disputed authority and warfare with Mercia.
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676 in England
Explore 7 historical events and records for England in 676.
Historical records for England in 676
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Bishop
Appointed Bishop of Lindesfarne monastery
Capture of Kent
Athelred I sacks Rochester & re-establishes control over Kent
Rule of Kent
Athelred I sacks Rochester & re-establishes control over Kent
Siege of Rochester
Athelred I sacks Rochester & re-establishes control over Kent
Siege of Rochester
Athelred sends an army into Kent which pillages Rochester
Succession
Succeeds as King of Wessex, after Wessex had been partitioned, son of Cynegils
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