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. **The in-conversation with Marc Morris and the Centre for Kent History & Heritage was recorded and is now available: ** 'A rich trove of ancient wonders.' IAN MORTIMER 'A thorough and accessible account of this important period' ELEANOR PARKER, FINANCIAL TIMES Superbly clear and evocative' THOMAS PENN 'A vivid, sharply drawn story of seven centuries of profound political change. It's a gripping story, beautifully told' BERNARD CORNWELL, author of The Last Kingdom 'A much-needed book - accessible, eminently readable. 'A fascinating journey into the world of Anglo-Saxon Britain' THE TIMES, Best Books to Read for Summer 'A rich trove of ancient wonders' IAN MORTIMER Through their remarkable careers we see how a new society, a new culture and a single unified nation came into being.ĭrawing 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. 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. 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.
'Illuminates England's weird and wonderful early history with erudition and wit' IAN HISLOP ' Beautifully written, incredibly accessible and deeply researched' JAMES O'BRIEN
'A deep dive into one of the murkiest periods of our national history.
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