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This period is known as "The Dark Ages", there could be some scientific reason for this but more about that later. This is the beginning of the Kingdom of Wessex in England when King Arthur of the Britons may have stopped them for a while....

473

Saxons establish themselves in Kent

477

The 'south' Saxons establish themselves in Sussex

515

Battle of Mount Badon, West Saxon advance halted by the Britons possibly lead by King Arthur

516 - 570

The life of the monk Gildas

577

Battle of Deorham, Saxon advance resumes and the 'west' Saxons move to take over Wessex

597

St. Augustine lands in Kent, nominally the first Archbishop of Canterbury

615

The Battle of Chester, Aethelfrith defeats the Britons

663

Synod of Whitby, Roman Christianity deposes Celtic Christianity

685

End of Northumbrian dominance in England

735

The death of Bede (673 - 735)

775

Offa conquers Kent

784

Offa builds The Dyke

793

Viking attacks on Britain commence at Lindisfarne

794

Offa conquers East Anglia

795

The death of Offa, marking the end of Mercian Rule in Britain

825

King Egbert defeats the Mercian's and Wessex becomes the leading Kingdom in Britain. See the Kings of Wessex

849

Birth of Alfred the Great

850

The Danes winter in England

877

Danes settle in East Mercia

878

Alfred defeats the Danes at Eddington

895

Alfred defeats the Danes at the River LEa

899

Alfred dies, Edward becomes King

910

Edward defeats the Northumbrian Danes at Tettenhall

973

Cession of the Lothians to Scotland

978

Death of Dunstan, Archbishop of Canterbury

980

Viking raids continue

991

Byrthnoth of Essex defeated by the Vikings at the Battle of Maldon

994

Swein and Olaf of Norway attack London

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