The Coming of the Vikings
In the year 793AD, on the 8th of June, the Anglo Saxon Chronicle relates that, “fierce foreboding omens came over
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Anglo-Saxon (500-1000)
Cnut and the Rise of Earl Godwin
One of Cnut’s first tasks following his coronation at Christmas 1016AD, was to strengthen his grip on the new realm.
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The Danish Invasion
Ethelred was the second son of King Edgar. He was ten years old when his brother Edward the Martyr was
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Arthur and the Celtic Decline
In 402AD, Constantine’s son, also Constantine, was king having invaded Britain reportedly at the request of Guithelimus, the Archbishop of
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The Birth of the Saxon Kingdoms
The period following the Roman withdrawal was one of gradual turmoil and civic breakdown, although St Patrick, writing some ten
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The Fight For Territory
By the middle of the seventh century Britain was a patchwork of native and invading communities led by powerful chieftains
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