5th century in England

Events from the 5th century in England.

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 allows Anglo-Saxon mercenaries to settle on 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 Aetius) for the Roman army to come back to Britain.^[1]
• 447
  • Saint Germanus returns to Britain, and exiles the Pelagians.^[1]
• c.450
  • Hengest founds the Kingdom of Kent.
• 455
  • Battle of Aylesford: Hengest and Horsa defeat Vortigern, although Horsa dies in the battle.^[2]
• 457
  • Battle of Crayford: Hengest & Æsc defeat the Britons, driving them from Kent.^[2]
• 466
  • Battle of Wippedesfleot: Hengest and Æsc again defeat an army of the Britons.
• 473
  • Hengest and Æsc 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 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. (Exact year uncertain).^[1]

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