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Events from the 8th century in England.
Events from the 7th century in England.
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- ↑ The Anglo-Saxon Chronicle, trans. & ed. Michael James Swanton (New York: Routledge, 1998), p. 46
- ↑ Mike Ashley, The Mammoth Book of British Kings and Queens (New York: Carroll & Graf, 1999), p. 311
- ↑ Lee, Sidney, ed. (1897). . Dictionary of National Biography . Vol. 52. London: Smith, Elder & Co.
