In the year 655, Penda was slain, and the Mercians became Christians. [[III, 24].]
In the year 664, an eclipse came to pass; Earconbert, king of Kent, died; and Colman with the Scots returned to his people; a pestilence arose; Ceadda and Wilfrid were ordained bishops of the Northumbrians. [[III, 26-28], [IV, 1].]
In the year 668, Theodore was ordained bishop. [[IV, 1].]
In the year 670, Oswy, king of the Northumbrians, died. [[IV, 5].]
In the year 673, Egbert, king of Kent, died; and a synod was held at Hertford, in the presence of King Egfrid, Archbishop Theodore presiding: the synod was of great profit, and its decrees are contained in ten articles. [Ibid.]
In the year 675,[1036] Wulfhere, king of the Mercians, [pg 385] when he had reigned seventeen years, died and left the government to his brother Ethelred.
In the year 676, Ethelred ravaged Kent. [[IV, 12].]
In the year 678, a comet appeared; Bishop Wilfrid was driven from his see by King Egfrid; and Bosa, Eata, and Eadhaed were consecrated bishops in his stead. [Ibid.; [V, 19].]
In the year 679, Aelfwine was killed. [[IV, 21].]
In the year 680, a synod was held in the plain of Haethfelth, concerning the Catholic faith, Archbishop Theodore presiding; John, the Roman abbot, was also present. The same year also the Abbess Hilda died at Streanaeshalch. [IV, [17], [18], [23].]