# Kingdom of Wessex tradition begins (519)

URL: https://english-history.com/timeline/519-kingdom-of-wessex-tradition-begins

Later West Saxon genealogies place Cerdic and Cynric at the foundation of Wessex. Within the broader Post-Roman Britain period, Roman institutions gave way to competing Brittonic and Anglo-Saxon kingdoms while Christianity was rebuilt through continental and Irish missions. This event is placed at traditional date 519 in the chronology so it can be read alongside the political, military, social and cultural changes around it. Wessex eventually became the kingdom that led the political unification of England.

## Why it matters
Wessex eventually became the kingdom that led the political unification of England.

Ruler at the time: [Post-Roman and Anglo-Saxon Kingdoms](https://english-history.com/rulers/post-roman-and-anglo-saxon-kingdoms)

## Sources
- [Wikipedia topic lookup — Kingdom of Wessex tradition begins](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:Search?search=Kingdom+of+Wessex+tradition+begins&go=Go)
- [Encyclopaedia Britannica topic lookup — Kingdom of Wessex tradition begins](https://www.britannica.com/search?query=Kingdom+of+Wessex+tradition+begins)
- [Wikipedia — Timeline of British history](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Timeline_of_British_history_%28before_1000%29)
- [Encyclopaedia Britannica — Anglo-Saxon England topic search](https://www.britannica.com/search?query=Anglo-Saxon%20England)