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EVENTS

Eadbald succeeds Ethelbert as king of Kent .

Aethelfrith Of Northumbria defeats the army of Powys .

Aethelfrith meets Rædwald and the army of East Anglia in the Battle of the River Idle , is slain by Raedwald, which establishes his claim as Bretwalda .

Edwin becomes king of Northumbria .

Oswald Of Northumbria flees to Iona .

Adaloald succeeds his father Agilulf as king of the Lombards (approximate date).

Alexandria is captured by Khosrau II Of Persia .

The Banu Hashim clan begins to boycott Muhammad .

A shrine on the site of the future Westminster Abbey is founded.

BIRTHS

DEATHS

February 24 - Ethelbert , king of Kent and Bretwalda

Aethelfrith , king of Northumbria (killed in battle)

Anastasius , Coptic Orthodox Patriarch Of Alexandria

Saebert , king of Essex (approximate date)

Agilulf , king of the Lombards (approximate date)

St. John The Merciful (approximate date)