6th century in England

Events from the 6th century in England.

Events

* around 500
** Angles colonise the North Sea and Humber coastal areas, particularly around Holderness.
* 501
** Port and his sons, Bieda and Mægla, arrive at what is now Portsmouth."Anglo-Saxon Chronicle"]
* 519
** Cerdic founds the Kingdom of Wessex.
* 527
** Foundation of the Kingdom of Essex.
* 536
** The climate changes of 535–536 likely caused a great famine and decline in population.
* 547
** Angles under Ida conquer a Celtic area called Bryneich, founding the Kingdom of Bernicia.
* 549
** A great plague causes much population loss.
* 550
** Gildas completes his post-Roman history "On the Destruction of Britain".
* 560
** Angles conquer eastern Yorkshire and the British kingdom of Ebrauc, and establish the Kingdom of Deira.
* 571
** Foundation of the Kingdom of East Anglia.
** Battle of Bedcanford: Cuthwulf captures Limbury, Aylesbury, Benson, and Eynsham.
* 577
** Battle of Dyrham: Ceawlin of Wessex captures Gloucester, Cirencester, and Bath, expanding his kingdom to the west.
* 581
** Ælla enlarges the Kingdom of Deira.
* 584
** Battle of Fethanleag: Ceawlin and Cutha fight against the Britons.
* 585
** Foundation of the Kingdom of Mercia.
* 590
** Elmet joins an alliance of Celtic kingdoms against the expanding Angles of Bernicia.
** Urien of Rheged murdered.
* 597
** Saint Augustine leads a papal mission to Britain, converts Kent to Christianity, and becomes the first Bishop of Canterbury.
* 600
** Battle of Catterick: Northumbria defeats an invasion by a combined force from Wales and Lothian.cite book |last=Palmer |first=Alan & Veronica |year=1992 |title= The Chronology of British History|publisher= Century Ltd|location=London|pages= 29-30|isbn= 0-7126-5616-2]

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