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England in 686

Historical records for England in 686, rendered directly from the World History Database and ordered by month, day and event.

13Records
9Events
5Named people
4Places
5Categories

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686Capture of KentCaedwalla

Kent · Warfare / Saxon-Kent War

Conquers Kent & defeats its King, Eadric

686Capture of SussexCaedwalla

Sussex · Warfare / Saxon-Sussex War

Conquers Sussex & kills its King, Berthun, & places Sussex under his control. Conquers Sussex & kills its King, Athelwalh

686Death of MulMul

Canterbury · House / House of Kent

Death of Mul, burnt to death in a church at Canterbury

686ExecutionMul

Canterbury · House / House of Kent

Mul was regarded as a usurper, burnt to death in a church at Canterbury

686Invasion of EnglandCynric

Warfare / Saxon-Hampshire War

Cerdic & his son Cynric land on the southern coast of England

686Invasion of KentEadric

Kent · Warfare / Saxon-Kent War

Caedwalla installs Mul, his brother, as King of Kent. Caedwalla establishes the Kingdom of the West Saxons

686Invasion of KentMul

Kent · Warfare / Saxon-Kent War

Caedwalla installs Mul, his brother, as King of Kent. Caedwalla establishes the Kingdom of the West Saxons

686Reballion of Rebels in CanterburyMul

Canterbury · House / House of Kent

Mul was regarded as a usurper, burnt to death in a church at Canterbury

686Rule of KentCaedwalla

Kent · Warfare / Saxon-Kent War

Caedwalla appoints his brother Mul as King of Kent

686Rule of KentEadric

Kent · Warfare / Saxon-Kent War

Caedwalla installs Mul, his brother, as King of Kent

686SuccessionCaedwalla

Kent · House / House of Wessex

Succeeds as King of Kent, 686-688

686SuccessionCeadwalla

Wessex · House / House of Wessex

Succeeds as King of Wessex

686SuccessionMul

Kent · House / House of Kent

Succeeds as King of Kent

Names involved

CaedwallaCeadwallaCynricEadricMul

Places involved

CanterburyKentSussexWessex

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by record; formal academic citation should be checked against the relevant primary source, archive or specialist historical reference.