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| Millennia: | 1st millennium |
| Centuries: | 5th century - 6th century - 7th century |
| Decades: | 560s 570s 580s - 590s - 600s 610s 620s |
| Years: | 590 591 592 593 594 595 596 597 598 599 |
| Categories: | Births - Deaths - Architecture Establishments - Disestablishments |
Events and Trends
- 590, Pope Gregory I succeeds Pope Pelagius II as the 64th pope.
- Pope Gregory I sends a mission led by Augustine of Canterbury, consisting of forty monks, to England with the intent of converting its inhabitants to Christianity. On their arrival in 597, they are welcomed by King Ethelbert of Kent, who eventually converts.
