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To: BenLurkin; SunkenCiv
I was not familiar with this woman.

She was the daughter of an Anglo-Saxon King of Kent. She refused a marriage to a pagan prince and founded the first nunnery in England.

According to Wiki, Eadbald, her father, was the first Anglo-Saxon King to convert to Christianity. This seems almost certainly false, however, as Ethelbert, Eadbald's father and also King of Kent, was the first Christian convert. Eadbald seems to have had an on and off relationship with Christianity.

This is a very frustrating time in English history as sources are few and it is very difficult to trace the Anglo-Saxon migrations and how they interacted with the Britons. Plus, there are several legends that may or may not be true.

9 posted on 03/12/2020 4:09:01 PM PDT by colorado tanker
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To: colorado tanker
Yeah, but only several, heh heh. ;^)
Michael Wood's story of England¸ Documentary Episode 1

Michael Wood's story of England¸ Documentary Episode 1

15 posted on 03/13/2020 8:33:11 AM PDT by SunkenCiv (Imagine an imaginary menagerie manager imagining managing an imaginary menagerie.)
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Time Team S13-E06 Court of the Kentish King, Eastry, Kent

Time Team S13-E06 Court of the Kentish King, Eastry, Kent

16 posted on 03/13/2020 8:34:39 AM PDT by SunkenCiv (Imagine an imaginary menagerie manager imagining managing an imaginary menagerie.)
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