Eadbald (died January 20, 640) (Means roughly 'Kindly Bold') was the King of Kent from 616 until his death. January 20 is the 20th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... Events May 28 - Severinus becomes pope, but dies the same year. ... Kings of the Anglo-Saxon Kingdom of Kent Most of the dates of reigns below have multiple alternate values, the sources being in disagreement. ... The Kingdom of Kent was a kingdom of Jutes in southeast England, one of the seven traditional kingdoms of the so-called Anglo-Saxon heptarchy. ... Events Eadbald succeeds Ethelbert as king of Kent. ...

He succeeded his father Æthelbert as king. At first, Eadbald renounced his baptism, rejected Christianity, and married his father's widow. He was later converted by Laurence of Canterbury, recalled Mellitus and Justus, and built a church at Canterbury. (However, the historian D. P. Kirby argued that Bede's account is confused, and that Eadbald was more likely to have been converted by Justus.) Statue of Ethelbert. ... Baptism in early Christian art. ... Christianity is a monotheistic[1] religion centered on Jesus of Nazareth, and on his life and teachings as presented in the New Testament. ... Religious conversion is the adoption of new religious beliefs that differ from the converts previous beliefs; in some cultures (e. ... Saint Laurence of Canterbury (d. ... Saint Mellitus (d. ... Saint Justus (d. ... St Peters St, Canterbury, from the West Gate, 1993 Canterbury (Latin: Duroverum) is a cathedral city in the county of Kent in southeast England. ...

In about 635 Eadbald built the first nunnery in England - Folkestone Abbey - for his daughter Saint Eanswith and her nuns. Events Saint Aidan founds Lindisfarne in Northumbria, England Nestorian China Births Pippin of Herstal, Mayor of the Palace of Austrasia (approximate date) 23 May - Chan Bahlum II, king of Palenque Deaths Categories: 635 ... Folkestone Priory was a pre-Reformation Benedictine monastery at Folkestone in the English county of Kent. ...

He also arranged a marriage between his sister Ethelburga and Edwin of Northumbria, later taking her and Paulinus back when Edwin died in 633. Saint Edwin (alternately Eadwine or Æduini) ( 586–October 12, 632/633) was the King of Deira and Bernicia - which would later become known as Northumbria - from about 616 until his death. ... Saint Paulinus, (?-October 10, 644), was the first bishop of York. ... Events Oswald of Bernicia becomes Bretwalda. ...

Eadbald married the Frankish princess Emma, daughter of Theudebert II of Austrasia, possibly in 624, and they had a son called Eorcenberht, who succeeded Eadbald as king. For other uses, see Franks (disambiguation). ... Theudebert II (586-612), king of Austrasia (595-612), was the son and heir of Childebert II. He received the kingdom of Austrasia at the death of his father in 595, but was dominated by his grandmother Brunhilda, whom he succeeded in driving away in 599. ... Austrasia & Neustria Austrasia formed the north-eastern portion of the Kingdom of the Merovingian Franks, comprising parts of the territory of present-day eastern France, western Germany, Belgium, and the Netherlands. ... Events Justus becomes Archbishop of Canterbury. ... Eorcenberht (d. ...

Gold coins are known from Eadbald's reign, minted at London and inscribed "AVDVARLD". A coin is usually a piece of hard material, generally metal and usually in the shape of a disc, which is issued by a government to be used as a form of money. ... London (pronounced ) is the capital city of England and the United Kingdom(coming from Roman Londinium ). An important settlement for around two millennia, London is today one of the worlds most important business and financial centres, [1] and its involvement in politics, culture, education, entertainment, media, fashion, sport and...

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See also

List of monarchs of Kent Kings of the Anglo-Saxon Kingdom of Kent Most of the dates of reigns below have multiple alternate values, the sources being in disagreement. ...

Reference

• D. P. Kirby, The Earliest English Kings (London: Unwin Hyman, 1991), pp. 37-42