The Anglo-Saxons A History of the Beginnings of England by Marc Morris

It charts the revival of towns and trade, and the origins of a familiar landscape of shires, boroughs, and bishoprics.

It explores how they abandoned their old gods for Christianity, established hundreds of churches, and created dazzlingly intricate works of art. It explains how their earliest rulers fought relentlessly against each other for glory and supremacy, and then were almost destroyed by the onslaught of the vikings. The Anglo-Saxons traces the turbulent history of these people across the next six centuries. Into this violent and unstable world came foreign invaders from across the sea, and established themselves as its new masters. Grand cities and luxurious villas were deserted and left to crumble, and civil society collapsed into chaos.

Sixteen hundred years ago Britain left the Roman Empire and swiftly fell into ruin. Drawing on a vast range of original evidence - chronicles, letters, archaeology and artefacts - renowned historian Marc Morris illuminates a period of history that is only dimly understood, separates the truth from the legend, and tells the extraordinary story of how the foundations of England were laid.A sweeping and original history of the Anglo-Saxons by national best-selling author Marc Morris. Through their remarkable careers we see how a new society, a new culture and a single unified nation came into being. It is a tale of famous figures like King Offa, Alfred the Great and Edward the Confessor, but also features a host of lesser known characters - ambitious queens, revolutionary saints, intolerant monks and grasping nobles. It charts the revival of towns and trade, and the origins of a familiar landscape of shires, boroughs and bishoprics. It explores how they abandoned their old gods for Christianity, established hundreds of churches and created dazzlingly intricate works of art. It explains how their earliest rulers fought relentlessly against each other for glory and supremacy, and then were almost destroyed by the onslaught of the Vikings. rious villas were deserted and left to crumble, and civil society collapsed into chaos. The Anglo-Saxons: A History of the Beginnings of Englandįrom the acclaimed historian and broadcaster Marc Morris comes a gripping new book about one of the most important and turbulent periods in English history- the Anglo-Saxons.

The Anglo-Saxons A History of the Beginnings of England by Marc Morris