Pp. 256. Illus., maps, notes, index. $43.95 paper. ISBN: 0752446142. A history of Britain during the six centuries from the eve of the Roman conquest in the mid-first century through the arrival of ...

The term Anglo-Saxon is a relatively modern one. It refers to settlers from the German regions of Angeln and Saxony, who made their way over to Britain after the fall of the Roman Empire around AD ...

Near the end of Roman rule, Britain was being attacked by the Picts and Scots from the north, and the Anglo-Saxons from the sea. The Romans built forts to defend the coast and Hadrian's wall ...