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==== Britain ====
* King [[Rædwald of East Anglia]] conquers [[Northumbria]] ([[Northern England]]) at the [[Battle of the River Idle]]. King [[Æthelfrith of Northumbria|Æthelfrith]] is killed during the fighting and his children are forced to flee north. His heir, prince [[Eanfrith of Bernicia|Eanfrith]] (age 26), seeks refuge with his mother's family, probably in [[Gododdin]] (modern [[Scotland]]), and moves further north into [[Picts|Pictland]]. Princes [[Oswald of Northumbria|Oswald]] (age 12), [[Oswiu of Northumbria|Oswiu]] (age 4) and others escape to the court of King [[Eochaid Buide]] of [[Dál Riata]], where they are converted to Christianity by the [[monk]]s of [[Iona]].<ref>Bede, "Ecclesiastical History", Book II, Chapter 12</ref>
* Rædwald installs [[Edwin of Northumbria|Edwin]] as king of Northumbria, effectively confirming him as ''[[bretwalda]]''. He takes power in his native [[Deira]] and in [[Bernicia]]. His reign marks the domination of Northumbria as leading [[Anglo-Saxons|Anglo-Saxon]] state of the [[British Isles]]. 
* [[February 24]] &ndash; [[Æthelberht of Kent|Æthelberht]], the first Christian Anglo-Saxon king, dies in [[Kingdom of Kent|Kent]] after a 26-year reign. He is succeeded by his [[Paganism|pagan]] son, [[Eadbald of Kent|Eadbald]], who promptly marries his stepmother [[Emma of Austrasia|Emma]], in accordance with pre-Christian custom.
* King [[Sæberht of Essex]] dies after a 12-year reign, and is succeeded by his son [[Sexred]]. He rules conjointly with his two brothers [[Sæward of Essex|Sæward]] and Sigeberht; they throw out the Christian [[Missionary|missionaries]] and return to paganism. 
* The [[Battle of Chester]] ([[Old Welsh]]: '''Guaith Caer Legion'''; [[Welsh language|Welsh]]: '''Brwydr Caer'''), which separates the (West) Welsh from the 'North' Welsh of [[Cumbria]] - marking the formation of [[Wales]], is fought (approximate date).
* [[Cadfan ap Iago]] succeeds his father [[Iago ap Beli]], as king of [[Kingdom of Gwynedd|Gwynedd]] (Wales) (approximate date).