Entries for the tag ‘Bernicia’
Anglo-Saxon kingdom established by 6th century Anglian settlers between the Forth and the Tees (modern counties: Northumberland, Tyne and Wear, Durham, Berwickshire, East Lothian), merged in the early 7th century with southern neighbour, Deira, to form the kingdom of Northumbria. 
- 12 April 0627: In a triumph for his Kentish wife, Edwin of Northumbria is baptised on Easter Sunday by Paulinus, in the latter’s wooden oratory on the site of York Minster
- 12 October 0633: Edwin of Northumbria is killed and his army defeated by Gwynedd and Mercia at Hatfield Chase near Doncaster
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