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449
The beginning of the Anglo-saxon history
The Saxons take the area of Essex, Sussex and Wessex; the Jutes take the isle of Wight and Kent; and the Angles take Northumbria and other parts -
500
Migration period
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597
Roman cleric Saint Augustine arrives
He converts King Ethelbert of Kent, this leads to the kingdom being converted -
600
The conversion
People go from being pagans to be christians -
669
The archbishop Adrian arrives
He sets up a school to teach the priests of England -
700
The golden age
Anglo-Saxons produce vernacular literary pieces. They develop metalwork and needlework. -
735
Venerable Bade dies
He is called "The Father of English History" since "A History of the English Church and People" was written by him -
793
The Vikings start reigning
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899
King Alfred dies
He dies defending the kingdom -
900
The reform period
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1042
Edward the Confessor was on the throne
The Danes are out of power -
1066
The fall
It is the end of the Anglo-Saxon period due to the Norman conquest
