6th century in England

Events from the 6th century in England.

Events

 * c. 500
 * Angles colonise the North Sea and Humber coastal areas, particularly around Holderness.
 * 501
 * Port and his sons, Bieda and Mægla, arrive at modern-day Portsmouth.
 * 519
 * Cerdic founds the Kingdom of Wessex.
 * 527
 * Foundation of the Kingdom of Essex.
 * 536
 * The Extreme weather events of 535–536 likely caused a great famine and decline in population.
 * 547
 * Angles under Ida conquer a Celtic area called Bryneich, founding the Kingdom of Bernicia.
 * 549
 * A great plague causes much population loss.
 * 550
 * Gildas completes his post-Roman history On the Destruction of Britain.
 * 560
 * Angles conquer eastern Yorkshire and the British kingdom of Ebrauc, and establish the Kingdom of Deira.
 * 571
 * Foundation of the Kingdom of East Anglia.
 * Battle of Bedcanford: Cuthwulf captures Limbury, Aylesbury, Benson, and Eynsham.
 * 577
 * Battle of Deorham: Ceawlin of Wessex captures Gloucester, Cirencester and Bath from the British, expanding his kingdom to the west.
 * 581
 * Ælla enlarges the Kingdom of Deira.
 * 584
 * Battle of Fethanleag, perhaps at Stoke Lyne in Oxfordshire: Ceawlin and Cutha fight against the Britons; the latter is killed and the former returns to his kingdom.
 * 585
 * Foundation of the Kingdom of Mercia.
 * 590
 * Elmet joins an alliance of Celtic kingdoms against the expanding Angles of Bernicia.
 * Urien of Rheged murdered.
 * 597
 * Augustine leads a papal mission to Britain, converts Kent to Christianity, becomes the first Bishop of Canterbury and founds the predecessor of The King's School, Canterbury.
 * 598
 * Traditional foundation date of St Augustine's Abbey, Canterbury.
 * c. 600
 * Battle of Catraeth (perhaps Catterick, North Yorkshire): Northumbria defeats an invasion by a combined force from Wales and Lothian.
 * Possible foundation date of Repton Abbey.