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==== Britain ====
* Prince [[Æthelbald of Mercia|Æthelbald]] returns from [[Crowland|Crowland Fens]] to [[Mercia]], and seizes the [[throne]] after the death of his cousin King [[Ceolred of Mercia|Ceolred]], who had driven him into [[exile]] (see [[709]]). He gains hegemony over [[London]], [[Kingdom of Essex|Essex]], and all of the [[The Midlands|English Midlands]]. By [[731]], Æthelbald will have subjugated all provinces south of the [[Humber|Humber River]] under his overlordship.<ref name="Bede PC 324">Bede, p. 324, translated by [[Leo Sherley-Price]]</ref>   
* King [[Osred I of Northumbria]] is killed in battle, possibly by the [[Picts]] in [[Manaw Gododdin|Manau Gododdin]] ([[Scotland]]). He is succeeded by his distant cousin, [[Coenred of Northumbria|Coenred]].