7th century in England

Events from the 7th century in England.

Events

* 601
** The Bishopric of Canterbury is raised to an Archbishopric.
* 604
** The first Bishop of London and Bishop of Rochester are consecrated; King Ethelbert of Kent founds Saint Paul's Cathedral.
** King Ethelfrith unites Bernicia and Deira to create the Kingdom of Northumbria.
* 614
** Cynegils and Cwichelm fight on the same side at Beandun, defeating the Welsh.
* 616
** Battle of Chester: King Aethelfrith of Northumbria defeats Powys.
** Battle of the River Idle: King Rædwald of East Anglia kills Ethelfrith of Northumbria, and conquers the Kingdom of Elmet.
* 627
** Paulinus consecrated as the first Bishop of York, and converts Northumbria and the Kingdom of Lindsey to Christianity.
* 628
** Battle of Cirencester: King Penda of Mercia defeats Wessex and captures lands along the River Severn.
* 631
** Saint Felix and Saint Fursey convert East Anglia to Christianity.
* 632
** 12 October - Battle of Hatfield Chase: Gwynedd and Mercia attack and defeat Northumbria; Elmet and Ebrauc temporarily return to Celtic rule."Annales Cambriae"]
* 633
** Battle of Heavenfield: Northumbria expels the Gwynedd army.
* 634
** Saint Aidan founds Lindisfarne.
* 635
** Saint Birinus begins the conversion of Wessex to Christianity.
* 638
** King Oswald of Northumbria captures Edinburgh.
* 642
** 5 August - Battle of Maserfield: King Penda of Mercia kills Oswald of Northumbria and divides his realm.
* 643
** "Widsith", the earliest surviving example of English heroic prose, is composed.
* 652
** Cenwalh of Wessex wins a battle at Bradford-on-Avon.
* 653
** Saint Cedd begins the conversion of Mercia and Essex to Christianity.
* 655
** 15 November - Battle of the Winwaed: King Oswiu of Bernicia kills King Penda of Mercia, giving Northumbria rule over Mercia.
* 657
** Mercia regains its independence.
** Saint Hilda founds Whitby Abbey.
* 658
** Battle of Peonnum: King Cenwalh of Wessex conquers Dorset and Somerset, pushing the Britons into Cornwall.
* 660
** First Bishop of Winchester consecrated.
* 664
** Synod of Whitby settles disputes between the Roman and Celtic Churches.
* 669
** Theodore of Tarsus enthroned as Archbishop of Canterbury and tasked with re-organising the English Church.
** First Bishop of Lichfield consecrated.
* 672
** King Ecgfrith of Northumbria defeats the Picts.
** 26 September - Synod of Hertford gives the Archbishop of Canterbury authority over the whole of the English Church.
* 674
** Construction of Ripon Minster, in the Italian style, begins.
** Benedict Biscop founds Monkwearmouth-Jarrow Abbey.
* 676
** First Bishop of Hereford consecrated.
* 677
** Saint Wilfrid, the Bishop of York, expelled from Northumbria after resisting re-organisation of the Church.
* 678
** Battle of the River Trent: Mercia defeats Northumbrian invasion.
* 680
** Saint Wilfrid converts the last Saxon pagan realm, the Kingdom of Sussex, to Christianity.
** First Bishop of Worcester consecrated.
* 681
** Centwine pursues the Britons to the sea."Anglo-Saxon Chronicle"]
* 684
** Saint Cuthbert becomes Bishop of Hexham.
** King Ecgfrith of Northumbria campaigns in Ireland.
* 685
** 20 May - Battle of Dunnichen Moss: Picts kill Ecgfrith, ending Saxon rule north of the River Forth.
** King Cædwalla of Wessex takes control of Kent, Surrey, Sussex, and the Isle of Wight.
* 688
** Cædwalla baptised in Rome, but dies shortly after. Succeeded by Ine.
** Re-foundation of Glastonbury Abbey.
* 691
** Saint Wilfrid exiled again, to Mercia.
* 694
** King Ine of Wessex writes a new code of laws.cite book |last=Palmer |first=Alan & Veronica |year=1992 |title= The Chronology of British History|publisher= Century Ltd|location=London|pages= 30-34|isbn= 0-7126-5616-2]
* 698
** Creation of the Lindisfarne Gospels begins.

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