The Anglo-Saxon World by Nicholas J. Higham, Martin J. RyanRequirements: .MP3 reader, 474 MBOverview: The Anglo-Saxon period, stretching from the fifth to the late eleventh century, begins with the Roman retreat from the Western world and ends with the Norman takeover of England. Between these epochal events, many of the contours and patterns of English […]
Anglo-Saxons: History of the Germanic Inhabitants of England by Kelly MassRequirements: .MP3 reader, 119 MBOverview: In the Early Middle Ages, the Anglo-Saxons were a cultural group that resided in England. They traced their roots back to the arrival of incomers to Britain in the fifth century, who originated from the North Sea coastlands of continental […]
Transformation in Anglo-Saxon Culture: Toller Lectures on Art, Archaeology and Text by Gale Owen-CrockerRequirements: .ePUB reader, 13.6 MBOverview: The five authoritive papers presented here are the product of long careers of research into Anglo-Saxon culture. In detail the subject areas and approaches are very different, yet all are cross-disciplinary and the same texts and artefacts […]
Daily Life in Anglo-Saxon England, 2nd Edition by Sally CrawfordRequirements: .ePUB, .PDF reader, 12 MBOverview: Daily Life in Anglo-Saxon England covers daily life in England from the 5th through the 11th centuries. These six centuries saw significant social, cultural, religious, and ethnic upheavals, from the introduction of Christianity, the creation of towns, the Viking invasions, […]
The Kingdom of the Anglo-Saxons: The Wars of King Alfred 865-899 by Paul HillRequirements: .ePUB reader, 89.5 MBOverview: In this compelling military and political history of the Anglo-Saxon kingdom, Paul Hill explores England’s birth amidst the devastation and fury of the Danish invasions of the ninth century. He provides insight into the English response to […]