 626 : Edwin completes a military campaign against the West Saxons . At " about this time " Boniface writes to both Edwin and Æthelburg . The letter to Edwin urges him to accept Christianity and refers to the conversion of Eadbald . The letter to Æthelburg mentions that the pope has recently heard the news of Eadbald 's conversion and encourages her to work for the conversion of her husband , Edwin . 
