St Oswald of Northumbria A quiz about the life of St. Oswald - King, Saint and Martyr Below is a picture of St. Oswald seated, holding a cross. It was painted by a monk called Mattew Paris of St. Albans, England between 1250 and 1259 as a manuscript illustration. Oswald was King of Northumbria from 633 - 642 AD, and his main centre was at Bamburgh, in the part of Northumbria called Bernicia. This quiz is timed. You will have 15 minutes to complete this quiz. Tools This quiz requires you to log in. Please enter your Quia username and password. Quiz Log In Username: Password:   Quiz created by: Michael Bortoft This activity was created by a Quia Web subscriber. To learn how to make your own, just like this, click here.