# Papal legates visit England (787)

URL: https://english-history.com/timeline/787-papal-legates-visit-england

Representatives of the papacy held councils and issued reforming canons in the English kingdoms. 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 787 in the chronology so it can be read alongside the political, military, social and cultural changes around it. The visit illustrates England's integration into the wider Latin Christian world before the Viking Age.

## Why it matters
The visit illustrates England's integration into the wider Latin Christian world before the Viking Age.

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 — Papal legates visit England](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:Search?search=Papal+legates+visit+England&go=Go)
- [Encyclopaedia Britannica topic lookup — Papal legates visit England](https://www.britannica.com/search?query=Papal+legates+visit+England)
- [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)