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England in 759

Name: England in 759 historical records
Creator: World History Database

Historical records for England in 759, rendered directly from the World History Database and ordered by month, day and event.

8Records

4Events

5Named people

4Places

3Categories

Historical records

July

24 July 759Assassination of OswulfOswulf

Market Weighton · House / House of Northumbria

Assassination of Oswulf

24 July 759Death of OswulfOswulf

Market Weighton · House / House of Northumbria

Assassination of Oswulf

Other Events

759Assassination of OswulfAthelwold

Northumbria · House / House of Northumbria

Involved in the assassination of Oswulf

759ElectionAthelwold

Northumbria · House / House of Northumbria

Elected King by "his own people", 2 weeks after the assassination of Oswulf

759SuccessionAethelwald

Northumbria · House / House of Northumbria

Succeeds as King of Northumbria

759SuccessionAthelwold

Northumbria · House / House of Northumbria

Succeeds as King of Northumbria

759SuccessionSigered

Kent · House / House of Kent

Succeeds as King of Kent

759SuccessionSigeric

Essex · House / House of East Saxons

Succeeds as King of the East Saxons

Names involved

AethelwaldAthelwoldOswulfSigeredSigeric

Places involved

EssexKentMarket WeightonNorthumbria

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by record; formal academic citation should be checked against the relevant primary source, archive or specialist historical reference.