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==== Britain ====
* [[Battle of Cirencester]]: King [[Penda of Mercia|Penda]] of [[Mercia]] defeats the [[Wessex|West Saxons]] at [[Cirencester]] ([[South West England]]) in what later will be [[Gloucestershire]]. After reaching an agreement, he takes control of the [[Severn Valley (England)|Severn Valley]] and the minor kingdom of the [[Hwicce]].<ref name=ASC>[http://omacl.org/Aglo/part1.html The Anglo-Saxon Chronicle]</ref><ref name=CBH>{{cite book |last=Palmer |first=Alan & Veronica |year=1992 |title= The Chronology of British History|publisher=Century Ltd|location=London|pages= 30–34|isbn=0-7126-5616-2}}</ref>