Britain's Settlement by the Anglo-Saxons and Scots (Raintree Perspectives: Early British History)

Type

Book

Authors

Claire Throp

ISBN 10

1406291080

ISBN 13

9781406291087

Tags

Europe, Reference

Description

Britain's Settlement by the Anglo-Saxons and Scots is a fascinating account of British history from a period that begins when Roman rule ended in the 360s, through to 793, when the Vikings arrived and attacked Lindisfarne. The book describes the Scots invasions from Ireland to north Britain (now Scotland), the Anglo-Saxon invasions and settlements, and how their art, religion and daily life shaped British culture, including Christian conversion at Canterbury, Iona and Lindisfarne. Find out more about Vortigern, Bede and Cuthbert, and how the language of this time has survive in the current English language in this amazing history of early British life. - from Amzon

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