Anglo-Saxon
The Germanic invaders and settlers of southern and eastern Britain in the 5th century AD, made up of the Angles, Saxons and Jutes, which merged into the Anglo-Saxons over two centuries. The term... read more |
When did England become England? Was Alfred really the great ruler of all the English - or was it just a question of clever Wessex PR? Patrick Wormald investigates the myths and realities of unification in Anglo-Saxon England. |
Russ Foster asks whether the legend of the heroic king is simply too good to be true. Published in History Review, Issue: 70
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In a reign of just 15 years Æthelstan united the English for the first time. Yet many of the facts about him remain elusive. Sarah Foot describes the challenges of writing his biography. Published in History Today, Volume: 61 Issue: 9
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Richard Cavendish describes Edward the Confessor's canonisation, on January 5th, 1161. |
The Bamburgh sword, a unique pattern-welded weapon found in Northumbria, has helped shed new light on a critical period of Anglo-Saxon. Published in History Today, Volume: 60 Issue: 2
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Eadwig died on October 1st, 959, still in his teens, in circumstances which remain unknown. Published in History Today
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Alan MacColl explores exactly what the word Britain meant, after the Romans had gone. Published in History Today, Volume: 58 Issue: 3
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George T. Beech traces the origins of the word England to the period 1014 to 1035 and suggests how and why it came to be the recognized term for the country. Published in History Today, Volume: 57 Issue: 10
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Richard Hodges says the rubbish tips of Anglo-Saxon London and Southampton contain intriguing evidence of England’s first businessmen. Published in History Today, Volume: 57 Issue: 4
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Patricia Cleveland-Peck visits Gotland, the Baltic island where the Viking and medieval pasts are to be found round every corner. |
Richard Hodges shows how new evidence is leading to a fresh understanding of the role of the Vikings in European history.
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Ann Williams describes the state of the island at a time when Anglo-Saxon culture was reaching its peak, while also politically challenged by the Vikings. |
James Campbell peers into the murk of the ‘Dark Ages’ and sifts truth from fiction about our post-Roman history.
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Barbara Yorke considers the reputation of King Alfred the Great - and the enduring cult around his life and legend. Published in History Today, Volume: 49 Issue: 10
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Alex Barker discusses St Augustine's Abbey Museum. Published in History Today, Volume: 47 Issue: 5
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Monks and nuns living together: not a cause for scandal but, as Barbara Mitchell explains, an intriguing window onto the variety of monastic life - under the aegis of remarkable abbesses - before the Conquest. |
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