# Brittonic kingdoms consolidate in Wales (570)

URL: https://english-history.com/timeline/570-brittonic-kingdoms-consolidate-in-wales

Kingdoms such as Gwynedd, Powys and Dyfed maintained Brittonic political traditions in western Britain. 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 c. 570 in the chronology so it can be read alongside the political, military, social and cultural changes around it. Their endurance ensured that Anglo-Saxon expansion never erased distinct Welsh political and cultural identities.

## Why it matters
Their endurance ensured that Anglo-Saxon expansion never erased distinct Welsh political and cultural identities.

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 — Brittonic kingdoms consolidate in Wales](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:Search?search=Brittonic+kingdoms+consolidate+in+Wales&go=Go)
- [Encyclopaedia Britannica topic lookup — Brittonic kingdoms consolidate in Wales](https://www.britannica.com/search?query=Brittonic+kingdoms+consolidate+in+Wales)
- [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)