6 February 685SuccessionEadric
Succeeds as King of Kent
Historical records for England in 685, rendered directly from the World History Database and ordered by month, day and event.
Succeeds as King of Kent
Defeat leads to the creation of a Kingdom of the Picts in northern Britain.
Defeated by the Picts under Brude mac Bili south east of Forfar.
Drawn by the Picts into unfavourable country & defeated south east of Forfar.
Egfrith & most of his army are slain.
Egfriths army is trapped between the shore of the loch between Dunnichen & Letham.
The Northumbrians are forced to retreat to Lothian & the Tweed Valley.
Death of Ecgfrith, killed at the Battle of Nechtansmere
Succeeds as King of Northumbria
Appointed Bishop of Hexham
Appointed Bishop of Ripon, its 1st Bishop
Buried at Repton
Caedwalla captures Sussex killing Berthun
Ecgfrith leads an army against the Picts
Caedwalla invades Sussex & Athelwalh is killed, Caedwalla is driven out of Sussex
Defeats Hlothhhere in battle
Succeeds as King of the South Saxons
Succeeds as King of Wessex
Succeeds as King of Magonsaete
Succeeds as King of Hwicce
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