5th century in England

Events from the 5th century in England. Note that many of these dates may only be approximate.

Events

401
- Stilicho withdraws troops from Britain, and abandons forts on the Yorkshire coast.^[1]
402
- Last issue of Roman coinage in Britain.^[1]
405
- Niall of the Nine Hostages leads Irish raids along the south coast.^[1]
407
- Army in Britain proclaims Constantine III as Emperor.^[1]
409
- Army rebels against Constantine.^[1]
- Saxons raid Britain.^[1]
410
- Emperor Honorius recalls the last legions from Britain.^[1]
429
- The Pope sends Saint Germanus to Britain, who defeats the Pelagians in public debate.^[1]
c.430
- Vortigern, supposed king of the Britons, allows Anglo-Saxon mercenaries to settle on the Isle of Thanet.^[1]
- Fastidius completes his work On the Christian Life.^[1]
433
- The Britons call the Angles to come and help them as mercenaries against the Picts.^[2]
446
- The "Groans of the Britons": Britons appeal (possibly to the Consul Flavius Aetius) for the Roman army to come back to Britain.^[1]
447
- Saint Germanus returns to Britain and exiles Pelagian heretics.^[1]
449 (traditional date)
- Vortigern, supposed king of the Britons, invites Hengist and Horsa, by tradition chieftains of the Jutes, to form a military alliance against the Picts and Scoti; by tradition, they land at Ebbsfleet, Thanet, so contributing to the Anglo-Saxon settlement of Britain (according to Bede).
c.450
- Hengist founds the Kingdom of Kent.
455
- Battle of Aylesford: Hengist and Horsa defeat Vortigern, although Horsa dies in the battle.^[2]
457
- Battle of Crayford: Hengist and Oisc of Kent (Æsc) defeat the Britons, driving them from Kent.^[2]
466
- Battle of Wippedesfleot: Celtic Britons (Welsh) perhaps defeat the Anglo-Saxons (Jutes) under Hengist and Oisc in battle in Kent and confine them to the Isle of Thanet, but a dozen Welsh leaders are killed.
473
- Hengist and Oisc again fight against the Britons.^[2]
477
- Ælle lands at Selsey, and founds the Kingdom of Sussex.^[2]
485
- Ælle fights against the Britons near the margin of Mearcræd's stream.^[2]
491
- Ælle and his son Cissa besiege Anderitum, the Saxon Shore fort at Pevensey, and kill all the Britons there.^[2]
495
- Cerdic, later the first King of Wessex, lands at Southampton.^[1]
c.500
- Battle of Mons Badonicus: Britons defeat advancing Saxons, and retain control of the north and west.^[1]

References

^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h ⁱ ^j ^k ^l ^m ⁿ Palmer, Alan; Palmer, Veronica (1992). The Chronology of British History. London: Century Ltd. pp. 24–26. ISBN 0-7126-5616-2.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g Anglo-Saxon Chronicle.

[CBH-1] ^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h ⁱ ^j ^k ^l ^m ⁿ Palmer, Alan; Palmer, Veronica (1992). The Chronology of British History. London: Century Ltd. pp. 24–26. ISBN 0-7126-5616-2.

[ASC-2] ^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g Anglo-Saxon Chronicle.

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