787. THE DANES, OR NORTHMEN, BEGAN THEIR RAVAGES IN ENGLAND.
800. Egbert became king of Wessex.
823. Battle of Wilton: Kent and Essex annexed to Wessex.
827. Egbert conquered Mercia. Supremacy of Wessex established.
Some writers incorrectly state that Egbert was the first king of England.
835. Egbert defeated the Cornish Britons and Danes at Hengston Hill.
836. Death of Egbert. Accession of his son Ethelwulf.
851. Ethelwulf defeated the Danes at Ockley, in Surrey.
856. Death of Ethelwulf. Accession of his son Ethelbald.
860. Death of Ethelbald. Accession of his brother Ethelbert.