580
580 • Æthelberht succeeds his father Eormenric as king (bretwalda) of Kent (approximate date). |
615
Age: 35y
birth of childSaint Begga 1 Source ⇓ |
615 • Bangor Massacre: The Anglo-Saxons under king Æthelfrith of Northumbria after defeating the Kingdom of Powys, finally reach the Irish Sea and massacre 1200 Christian monks at their monastery in Bangor (Wales) |
640
Feb 27
Age: 60y
640 • Hartlepool Abbey in Northumbria (Northern England) is founded. Wooden huts surrounding a church are built in Saxon style. |