near Nineveh; Edwin of Northumbria baptized by St Paulinus
627? Death of Rædwald of the East Angles and burial at Sutton Hoo
c. 633 Completion of Etymologies of Isidore of Seville
635 Arrival of St Aidan at Lindisfarne
637 Defeat of Persian Empire by Arabs
638 Fall of Jerusalem to Arabs; death of Dagobert of the Franks
642 Fall of Alexandria to Arabs
643 Issue of Lombard law code by King Rothari
c. 649 Creation of effective Arab fleet by Mu'awiya
654 Issue of extensive law code by Visigothic King Recceswinth
661 Establishment of Ummayad caliphate based on Damascus
663 Invasion of southern Italy by Byzantine Emperor Constans II
664 Synod of Whitby settled dispute within the Northumbrian Church between Irish and 'Romanists'
c. 670 Establishment of first Bulgar Khanate in Balkans
672 Acceptance of Catholicism by Lombards under King Perctarit
674-8 Arab naval blockade of Constantinople
c. 680 Treaty made by Byzantine Empire recognizing Lombard kingdom
685 Northumbrian army led by Ecgfrith defeated by Picts at Nechtansmere
687 Battle of Tertry marks beginning of Carolingian supremacy in northern Gaul
698 Final Arab capture of Carthage
711 Beginning of Islamic conquest of Spain
713-35 Legislative programme of Lombard King Liutprand
717-18 Repulse of Arab land and sea siege of Constantinople by Emperor Leo III
c. 718 Establishment of Christian kingdom in the Asturias
726 Issue of Ecloga code by Leo III; probable issue of first iconoclast decrees
727 Revolts in Byzantine Italy; election of first independent doge of Venice

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