History of the Anglo-Saxons

History of the Anglo-Saxons
Title History of the Anglo-Saxons PDF eBook
Author Thomas Miller
Publisher
Pages 468
Release 1999-01-01
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ISBN 9781402190278

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This Elibron Classics title is a reprint of the original edition published by H.G. Bohn in London, 1856.

The Anglo-Saxons

The Anglo-Saxons
Title The Anglo-Saxons PDF eBook
Author Marc Morris
Publisher Simon and Schuster
Pages 452
Release 2021-05-25
Genre History
ISBN 164313535X

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A sweeping and original history of the Anglo-Saxons by national bestselling author Marc Morris. Sixteen hundred years ago Britain left the Roman Empire and swiftly fell into ruin. Grand cities and luxurious villas were deserted and left to crumble, and civil society collapsed into chaos. Into this violent and unstable world came foreign invaders from across the sea, and established themselves as its new masters. The Anglo-Saxons traces the turbulent history of these people across the next six centuries. 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. It explores how they abandoned their old gods for Christianity, established hundreds of churches and created dazzlingly intricate works of art. It charts the revival of towns and trade, and the origins of a familiar landscape of shires, boroughs and bishoprics. 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. Through their remarkable careers we see how a new society, a new culture and a single unified nation came into being. 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.

The History of the Anglo-Saxons from the Earliest Period to the Norman Conquest

The History of the Anglo-Saxons from the Earliest Period to the Norman Conquest
Title The History of the Anglo-Saxons from the Earliest Period to the Norman Conquest PDF eBook
Author Sharon Turner
Publisher
Pages 606
Release 1828
Genre Anglo-Saxons
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The History of the Anglo-Saxons

The History of the Anglo-Saxons
Title The History of the Anglo-Saxons PDF eBook
Author Sharon Turner
Publisher
Pages 438
Release 1840
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History of the Anglo-Saxons

History of the Anglo-Saxons
Title History of the Anglo-Saxons PDF eBook
Author Thomas Miller
Publisher Franklin Classics Trade Press
Pages 412
Release 2018-11-09
Genre
ISBN 9780353003248

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The History of the Anglo-Saxons from the Earliest Period to the Norman Conquest

The History of the Anglo-Saxons from the Earliest Period to the Norman Conquest
Title The History of the Anglo-Saxons from the Earliest Period to the Norman Conquest PDF eBook
Author Turner
Publisher
Pages 448
Release 1840
Genre Anglo-Saxons
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The Norman Conquest

The Norman Conquest
Title The Norman Conquest PDF eBook
Author Marc Morris
Publisher Simon and Schuster
Pages 562
Release 2022-09-13
Genre History
ISBN 1639364005

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A riveting and authoritative history of the single most important event in English history: The Norman Conquest. An upstart French duke who sets out to conquer the most powerful and unified kingdom in Christendom. An invasion force on a scale not seen since the days of the Romans. One of the bloodiest and most decisive battles ever fought. This new history explains why the Norman Conquest was the most significant cultural and military episode in English history. Assessing the original evidence at every turn, Marc Morris goes beyond the familiar outline to explain why England was at once so powerful and yet so vulnerable to William the Conqueror’s attack. Morris writes with passion, verve, and scrupulous concern for historical accuracy. This is the definitive account for our times of an extraordinary story, indeed the pivotal moment in the shaping of the English nation.