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Timeline of North East History

THE ANGLIAN INVASIONS (continued) 445AD - 593AD

By David Simpson

445AD – NEWCASTLE IS HADRIAN’S BRIDGE
(Newcastle upon Tyne)
Despite the Roman departure, Newcastle is still known by its Roman name of Pons Aelius – pons means bridge and Aelius is the family name
of the Emperor Hadrian who built the Wall.

450AD – ANGLES INVADE NORTH
(North East and Yorkshire)
Angles from southern Denmark are colonising land in the Yorkshire Wolds. They are also settling around the Rivers Tyne, Wear and Tees. In southern England settlement of Saxons is taking place.

537AD – DEATH OF KING ARTHUR
(Hadrian’s Wall)
The legendary King Arthur is said to have died while fighting for the Britons against the Anglo-Saxons, probably somewhere near Hadrian’s Wall and possibly Birdoswald in Cumbria.

547AD – IDA SEIZES JOYOUS GUARD
(Bamburgh)
The Ancient coastal stronghold of Din Guyardi (Bamburgh) has been captured by an Angle chief called Ida the Flamebearer. He is reputedly a descendant of the god Woden. Bamburgh has been added to Ida’s expanding Kingdom of Bernicia. Din Guyardi, romantica lly linked with the legendary Joyous Guard fortress of Sir Lancelot will become Ida’s capital.

550AD – IDA IS OVERKING
(North East and North Yorkshire)
Ida the Flamebearer has become an overking of the North following a conquest of neighbouring territories including land south of the Tees.

560AD – KING THEODORIC RULES
(North-East)
Ida the Flamebearer has died. He has been succeeded by his son Theodoric.

560AD – AELLE ATTACKS BRITONS
(Yorkshire)
Aelle, an Anglian chief, is conducting his people against the native Britons in Deira (The Yorkshire Wolds). Aelle is the first king of Deira.

563AD – MONASTERY FOUNDED ON IONA
(Scotland)
A monastery has been established by St Columba, on the island of Iona off the Caledonian coast. It will become one of the most important centres of Christianity in Northern Britain.

575AD – CUMBRIANS BESEIGE NORTHERN KING
(Holy Island)
Urien, the leader of the British kingdom of Rheged (Cumbria), has besieged King Theodoric of Bernicia on the island of Lindisfarne. The siege lasts three days.

588AD – KING OF DEIRA DIES
(Yorkshire)
Aelle the first King of Deira (Yorkshire) has died. His successor is not known.

590AD – KING OF NORTH BRITONS MURDERED
(Holy Island)
Urien the leader of the northern Britons has been murdered on Lindisfarne fighting against the Anglo-Saxons. He was betrayed by Morgan, a leader of the Goddodin tribe from Edinburgh.

593AD – ATHELFRITH IS NORTHERN KING
(North-East)
Athelfrith, grandson of Ida the Flamebearer, has become King of Bernicia in the North-East.
THE ANGLIAN INVASIONS (Other dates)
306AD / 400AD / 500AD / 593AD / 598-626AD

THE TIMELINE BY ERA

ROMAN PERIOD

ANGLO-SAXON PERIOD

VIKING PERIOD

NORMAN PERIOD

MEDIEVAL PERIOD

TUDOR AND STUART PERIOD

GEORGIAN PERIOD

VICTORIAN PERIOD

TWENTIETH CENTURY

 

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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