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Chapter Overview
Chapter 1: AudiobookHub Recommendation
Chapter 2: Roman Britain — a cultured isle.
Chapter 3: A fraying empire — the final days of Roman rule.
Chapter 4: Pirates and pioneers — the abrupt arrival of the Anglo-Saxons.
Chapter 5: “Barbarians” at the gate — Rome’s world through Germanic eyes.
Chapter 6: Blood and guts — the brutal world of the early Anglo-Saxons.
Chapter 7: How to inter a king — Rædwald of East Anglia.
Chapter 8: Returning to Rome — the revival of British Christianity.
Chapter 9: Bishops and traders — the renewal of British cities.
Chapter 10: The calm before the storm — peace and plenty in the eighth century.
Chapter 11: The northern storm — the Viking onslaught on England.
Chapter 12: Halting the Viking tide — Alfred the Great’s first act.
Chapter 13: The forging of the English nation — Alfred the Great’s second act.
Chapter 14: The final act — Danish and Frankish kings in an English realm.
Description
The Anglo-Saxons (2021) is a history of the Germanic warriors and settlers whose arrival in Britain in the sixth century changed the course of the island’s history. Beginning with the collapse of Roman rule, it charts the rise of Anglo-Saxon kingdoms, their conversion to Christianity, and the gradual unification of the country that became known as England. Along the way, it sheds light on the development of England’s language, culture, cities, and political and religious institutions.
Who Should Listen
- History buffs
- Anglophiles
- Medievalists