626AD – NORTHUMBRIANS DEFEAT KINGDOM OF WESSEX
(England)
Angered by the West Saxons’ assasination attempt, Edwin has defeated them in a great battle in Wessex and proclaimed himself overking of all England.
APRIL 11, 627AD – KING BECOMES CHRISTIAN AT YORK
(York)
King Edwin has been converted to Christianity by a missionary called St Paulinus. Edwin promised to become a Christian after defeating the West Saxons. He was baptised at York in the new wooden church of St Peter
(a predecessor of York Minster).628AD – EDWIN REBUILDS EARLY MINSTER
(York)
King Edwin has begun rebuilding the wooden church of St Peter’s in stone.
OCTOBER 12, 633AD – NORTHUMBRIA MOURNS DEATH OF GREATEST KING
(South Yorkshire)
King Edwin has been killed in Battle at Heathfield (Hatfield near Doncaster) by Penda, a Mercian chief. Penda was assisted in the battle by the Welsh under the leadership of the fierce Caedwalla. Osric, a possible successor to Edwin, has also been killed in the battle. Edwin’s son Edfrith has surrendered to Penda.
AETHELFRITH AND EDWIN (Anglo-Saxon period) Other dates
626AD - 633AD / 633AD - 655AD
THE TIMELINE BY ERA
ROMAN PERIOD
- THE ROMAN CONQUEST
- (43AD - 303AD)
ANGLO-SAXON PERIOD
- THE ANGLIAN INVASIONS
- (306AD - 593AD)
- AETHELFRITH AND EDWIN
- (598AD - 633AD
- OSWALD AND AIDAN
- (633AD - 655AD)
- WILFRID AND CUTHBERT
- (657AD - 688AD)
- THE AGE OF BEDE
- (690AD - 735AD)
- KINGDOM AT WAR
- (736AD - 854AD)
VIKING PERIOD
- JORVIK
- (866AD - 900AD)
- THE IRISH NORWEGIANS
- (900AD - 945AD)
- ERIC BLOODAXE
- (946AD - 989AD)
- THE BIRTH OF DURHAM
- (990AD - 1031AD)
NORMAN PERIOD
- THE NORMAN CONQUEST
- (1031AD - 1066AD)
- CONQUEST OF THE NORTH
- (1067AD - 1080AD)
- THE PRINCE BISHOPS
- (1081AD - 1135AD)
- TWO GREAT CATHEDRALS
- (Durham and York)
MEDIEVAL PERIOD
- THE MONASTIC REVIVAL
- (Abbeys and Priories)
- A PART OF SCOTLAND
- (1135AD - 1157AD)
- BISHOP PUDSEY
- (1154AD - 1198AD)
- JOHN & HENRY III
- (1199AD - 1272AD)
- MEDIEVAL TOWNS
- (1100AD - 1500AD)
- NEWCASTLE COAL
- (1100AD - 1500AD)
- BRUCE AND BALLIOL
- (1272AD - 1371AD)
- HOTSPUR AND THE PERCIES
- (1377AD - 1461AD)
- WARS OF THE ROSES
- (1455AD - 1508AD)
TUDOR AND STUART PERIOD
- REFORM AND REBELLION
- (1509AD - 1603AD)
- THE BORDER REIVERS
- (1400AD - 1611AD)
- ELIZABETHANS & STUARTS
- (1560AD - 1714AD)
- CROMWELL TO QUEEN ANNE
- (1644AD - 1714AD)
GEORGIAN PERIOD
- COAL AND INDUSTRY
- (1500AD - 1800AD)
- THE GEORGIAN NORTH
- (1714AD - 1838AD)
- THE LOCOMOTIVE AGE
- (1800AD - 1828AD)
VICTORIAN PERIOD
- A TOWN IS BORN
- (1828AD - 1839AD)
- THE NORTHERN COAL
- (1800AD - 1900AD)
- RURAL INDUSTRIES
- (1100AD - 1900AD)
- THE AGE OF IRON
- (1840AD - 1879AD)
- SHIPBUILDING
- (1790AD - 1899AD)
- CHEMICALS AND GLASS
- (1800AD - 1900AD)
- ELECTRIC LIGHT YEARS
- (1878AD - 1899AD)
- THE VICTORIAN AGE
- (1837AD - 1901AD)
TWENTIETH CENTURY
- 20TH CENTURY & WORLD WAR
- (1901AD - 1919AD)
- THE TWENTIES AND THIRTIES
- (1920AD - 1939AD)
- WORLD WAR TWO
- (1939AD - 1949AD)
- THE FIFTIES AND SIXTIES
- (1950AD - 1969AD)
- PITS AND POLITICS
- (1970AD - 1989AD)
- SPORT
- (1700AD - 1999AD)
- INTO A NEW MILLENNIUM
- (1990AD - 2000AD)
- THE FUTURE
- A History of the North East (Book)
- About the Sitet
THE MILLENNIUM HISTORY OF NORTH EAST ENGLAND
by David Simpson
Published by leighton in association with The Northern Echo
ISBN 0-9536984-3-2
The Millennium History of North East England by David Simpson is published by Leighton, The Teleport, Doxford International, Sunderland, SR3 3XD, Tel +44 (0) 191 5252400 Fax +44 (0) 520 1815 www.bepl.com. The book is a 322 page full colour hard back book covering the history of the region from Roman times to the present day. To order copies of the book you can e-mail Andrea.Murphy@bepl.com
Author David Simpson and Paul Callaghan, Managing Director of leighton at the book launch held at Lumley Castle, Durham December 1999
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