Battle of Bensington
Strikes a crippling blow against Wessex in Oxfordshire
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779 in England
Explore 5 historical events and records for England in 779.
Historical records for England in 779
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Exile of Athelred I
Driven out of his Kingdom by Elfwald, son of Oswulf
Succession
Succeeds as King of Northumbria
Succession
Succeeds as the King of Nortumbria, supported by Archbishop Athelbert of York
Unification
1st Anglo Saxon King to call himself "Rex Anglorum", King of the English
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