World history and events in Year 0685 in England

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House Hwicce

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Military

Northumbria Picts War

Roman Catholic Church

Biographies

Aldfrith

Athelwalh

Berthun

Caedwalla

Cuthbert

Eadric

Ecgfrith

Merchhelm

Merewalh

Oswald

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Battle of Nechtansmere Ecgfrith
20th May Nechtansmere Defeated by the Picts under Brude mac Bili sth east of Forfar
20th May Nechtansmere Defeat leads to the creation of a kingdom of the Picts in northern Britain
20th May Nechtansmere Drawn by the Picts into unfavourable country & defeated sth east of Forfar
20th May Nechtansmere Egfrith & most of his army are slain
20th May Nechtansmere Egfrith's army is trapped between the shore of the loch between Dunnichen & Letham
20th May Nechtansmere The Northumbrians are forced to retreat to Lothian & the Tweed Valley
Bishop of Hexham Cuthbert
Hexham Appointed Bishop of Hexham
Bishop of Ripon Wilfred
Ripon Appointed Bishop of Ripon, its 1st Bishop
Burial of Merewalh Merewalh
Repton Buried at Repton
Capture of Sussex Berthun
Sussex Caedwalla captures Sussex killing Berthun
Death of Ecgfrith Ecgfrith
20th May Nechtansmere Death of Ecgfrith, killed at the battle of Nechtansmere
Invasion of Picts Ecgfrith
Ecgfrith leads an army against the Picts
Invasion of Sussex Athelwalh
Sussex Caedwalla invades Sussex & Athelwalh is killed, Caedwalla is driven out of Sussex
Rule of Kent Eadric
Kent Defeats Hlothhhere in battle
Succession of Aldfrith Aldfrith
20th May Northumbria Succeeds as King of Northumbria
Succession of Berthun Berthun
Pevensey Succeeds as King of the South Saxons
Succession of Caedwalla Caedwalla
Wessex Succeeds as King of Wessex
Succession of Eadric Eadric
6th Feb Kent Succeeds as King of Kent
Succession of Merchhelm Merchhelm
Herefordshire Succeeds as King of Magonsaete
Succession of Oswald Oswald
Hwicce Succeeds as King of Hwicce