# Edwin of Northumbria converts to Christianity (627)

URL: https://english-history.com/timeline/627-edwin-of-northumbria-converts-to-christianity
Categories: ruler-change

King Edwin was baptized at York under the influence of missionary Paulinus. 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 AD 627 in the chronology so it can be read alongside the political, military, social and cultural changes around it. His conversion helped establish Christianity in northern England, even though pagan reaction followed his death.

## Why it matters
His conversion helped establish Christianity in northern England, even though pagan reaction followed his death.

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 — Edwin of Northumbria converts to Christianity](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:Search?search=Edwin+of+Northumbria+converts+to+Christianity&go=Go)
- [Encyclopaedia Britannica topic lookup — Edwin of Northumbria converts to Christianity](https://www.britannica.com/search?query=Edwin+of+Northumbria+converts+to+Christianity)
- [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)