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=__Important Historical Figures of the Period__=

In 692 Bede, a scholar at Jarrow monastery became a deacon at only nineteen. Eleven years later Bede he became a priest. He was a star pupil and grew up in one of the most prominent monasteries in Europe and for this was highly respected. He did not invent the idea of AD (After death) but he made it popular to use. His greatest work was his //History of the English Church and People//, the most important sources of information about the history of the Anglo-Saxon period and the first record of English History. He even helped to persuade the pope to upgrade the Bishopric of York (his former pupil) to the status of an Archbishopric in 734. A year later he died, and many mourned his death, him being the greatest historian of their time.
 * B****ede**

His reigned was the beginning of the very of the Northumbrian expansion. However, he did encourage art and learning and great works of Celtic art would be created. He was a King who had been educated in Ireland.
 * King Aldfrith**

The most important year of the dark Ages was 547 AD. The British coastal stronghold of Din Guyaroi (Bamburgh) on the North East coast was taken over by the Angle chief called Ida the Flame-bearer. He conquered most of North East by 550 and was the most powerful leader in the northern Angle Land (later England) and Din Guyardi or Bamburgh was the capital of his kingdom.
 * Ida**

Before him, all other kings were solely Pagan. Edwin formed an important alliance with the Kingdom of Kent, an Anglo-Saxon Kingdom that had converted to Christianity. He later married the Christian Princess of Kent called Ethelberga. After his victory in Wessex, he converted on April 11 627. Paulinus, Bishop of York, traveled all over Northumbria to convert Edwin's people and baptized thousands of Northumbrians. However, Roman Christianity was not completely re-established in the north because on October 12, 633, Edwin was killed by the Mercians in alliance with the Welsh (the leader was Penda) and Edwin’s son, Edfrith, surrendered. Therefore, Penda was appointed King of the Mercians and along with his Welsh ally Caedwalla could now claim to be one of the most powerful kings in the north. Unfortunately, the pagan son of Aethelfrith was crowned King of the Northumbrians and anyone who had converted to Christianity during Edwin's reign had better revert back to pagan.
 * Edwin**




 * Other Notable Figures:**
 * [|King Aethelfirth]**
 * [|King Oswald]**
 * [|King Oswy]**
 * [|Saint Wilfrid]**
 * [|King Ecgfrith]**
 * [|King Penda]**

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