The Tale of Years

The clock in Victoria railway station, Bombay.

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Tale of Years

AD 685

in The Copy Book

There are three posts in The Copy Book assigned to AD 685. To see all our posts in chronological order, go to the Tale of Years.

The Consecration of Bishop Cuthbert

Cuthbert would not go to King Ecgfrith, so King Ecgfrith and his entire court had to go to Cuthbert.

Taste and See

Wonder spread through a Tyneside monastery after Bishop Cuthbert asked for a drink of water.

The Battle of Nechtansmere

King Ecgfrith of Northumbria dismissed repeated warnings about his imperial ambitions.