Explore 8 historical events from 680–689.
Pope Leo II was the Bishop of Rome from 17 August 682 to his death on 28 June 683. One of the popes of the Byzantine Papacy, he is described by a contemporary biographer as both ju…
Pope Leo II is elected head of the Catholic Church, although he will not be consecrated until 17 August
The Picts were a group of peoples in what is now Scotland north of the Firth of Forth, in the Early Middle Ages. Where they lived and details of their culture can be gleaned from e…
The Picts defeated the Northumbrians at the Battle of Dun Nechtain, severely weakening the latter's power in northern Gr
The Battle of Dun Nechtain or Battle of Nechtansmere was fought between the Picts, led by King Bridei Mac Bili, and the Northumbrians, led by King Ecgfrith, on 20 May 685.
The Battle of Dun Nechtain is fought between a Pictish army under King Bridei III and the invading Northumbrians under K
Mu'awiya I was the founder and first caliph of the Umayyad Caliphate, ruling from 661 until his death. He became caliph less than thirty years after the death of the Islamic prophe…
Mu'awiya I, Umayyad caliph (born 602)
Pope Benedict II was the bishop of Rome from 26 June 684 to his death on 8 May 685. Pope Benedict II's feast day is 7 May.
Pope Benedict II
Cædwalla was the King of Wessex from approximately 685 until he abdicated in 688. His name is derived from the Welsh Cadwallon. He was exiled from Wessex as a youth and during this…
Cædwalla, king of Wessex (born 659)
Ecgfrith was the King of Northumbria from 670 until his death on 20 May 685. He ruled over Northumbria when it was at the height of its power, but his reign ended with a disastrous…
Ecgfrith of Northumbria (born 645)
Saint Ségéne was the Bishop of Armagh, Ireland from 661 to 24 May 688.
Ségéne, bishop of Armagh (born c
Cædwalla was the King of Wessex from approximately 685 until he abdicated in 688. His name is derived from the Welsh Cadwallon. He was exiled from Wessex as a youth and during this…
Cædwalla, king of Wessex (born 659)
Saint Ségéne was the Bishop of Armagh, Ireland from 661 to 24 May 688.
Ségéne, bishop of Armagh (born c
The Battle of Dun Nechtain or Battle of Nechtansmere was fought between the Picts, led by King Bridei Mac Bili, and the Northumbrians, led by King Ecgfrith, on 20 May 685.
The Battle of Dun Nechtain is fought between a Pictish army under King Bridei III and the invading Northumbrians under K
Pope Benedict II was the bishop of Rome from 26 June 684 to his death on 8 May 685. Pope Benedict II's feast day is 7 May.
Pope Benedict II
Ecgfrith was the King of Northumbria from 670 until his death on 20 May 685. He ruled over Northumbria when it was at the height of its power, but his reign ended with a disastrous…
Ecgfrith of Northumbria (born 645)
The Picts were a group of peoples in what is now Scotland north of the Firth of Forth, in the Early Middle Ages. Where they lived and details of their culture can be gleaned from e…
The Picts defeated the Northumbrians at the Battle of Dun Nechtain, severely weakening the latter's power in northern Gr
Pope Leo II was the Bishop of Rome from 17 August 682 to his death on 28 June 683. One of the popes of the Byzantine Papacy, he is described by a contemporary biographer as both ju…
Pope Leo II is elected head of the Catholic Church, although he will not be consecrated until 17 August
Mu'awiya I was the founder and first caliph of the Umayyad Caliphate, ruling from 661 until his death. He became caliph less than thirty years after the death of the Islamic prophe…
Mu'awiya I, Umayyad caliph (born 602)