King Cenwalh of Wessex, driven from his…

645 CE

King Cenwalh of Wessex, driven from his kingdom by his brother-in-law, king Penda of Mercia, according to Bede, flees to the court of king Anna of East Anglia, and is baptized while in exile.

Penda overruns Wessex.

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Winchester Hampshire United Kingdom View →

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Cenwalh View → Penda of Mercia View →

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Saxons View → Anglo-Saxons View → Christianity, Chalcedonian View → Wessex, English Kingdom of View → Mercia, Kingdom of View → Britain, Medieval View →

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Migration Period View → Migration Period Pessimum View → Heptarchy, The View →

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Environment View → Faith View → Government View → Movements View →

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