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England in 676

Name: England in 676 historical records
Creator: World History Database

Historical records for England in 676, rendered directly from the World History Database and ordered by month, day and event.

6Records

5Events

4Named people

4Places

4Categories

Historical records

Other Events

676BishopCuthbert

Lindesfarne · Religion / Roman Catholic Church

Appointed Bishop of Lindesfarne monastery

676Capture of KentAthelred I

Kent · Warfare / Viking Invasions

Athelred I sacks Rochester & re-establishes control over Kent

676Rule of KentAthelred I

Kent · Warfare / Viking Invasions

Athelred I sacks Rochester & re-establishes control over Kent

676Siege of RochesterAthelred I

Rochester · Warfare / Viking Invasions

Athelred I sacks Rochester & re-establishes control over Kent

676Siege of RochesterHlothhere

Rochester · Warfare / Mercia-Kent War

Athelred sends an army into Kent which pillages Rochester

676SuccessionCentwine

Wessex · House / House of Wessex

Succeeds as King of Wessex, after Wessex had been partitioned, son of Cynegils

Names involved

Athelred ICentwineCuthbertHlothhere

Places involved

KentLindesfarneRochesterWessex

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by record; formal academic citation should be checked against the relevant primary source, archive or specialist historical reference.