A Brief History of the Anglo Saxons (Brief Histories)

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Starting AD 400 (around the time of their invasion of England) and running through to the 1100s (the 'Aftermath'), historian Geoffrey Hindley shows the Anglo-Saxons as formative in the history not only of England but also of Europe.

The society inspired by the warrior world of the Old English poem Beowulf saw England become the world's first nation state and Europe's first country to conduct affairs in its own language, and Bede and Boniface of Wessex establish the dating convention we still use today. Including all the latest research, this is a fascinating assessment of a vital historical period.

  • Publisher: ‎ Robinson; UK ed. edition (29 Jun. 2006)
  • Language: ‎ English
  • Paperback ‏
  • 448 pages
  • ISBN-10: ‎ 1845291611
  • ISBN-13: ‎ 978-1845291617
  • Dimensions: ‎ 12.8 x 3.4 x 19.6 cm

About the author;

Geoffrey Hindley (1935-2014), educated at Kingswood School, Bath and University College Oxford, is a lecturer and writer. He was three times an invited participant at the International Congress on Medieval Studies, Western Michigan University; was visiting associate professor at the University of Florida, Gainesville; and lectured in Europe and America on European culture, medieval social history and Magna Carta, and the history of music. From 1994 to 2000 he taught English civilization at the University of Le Havre. Right up until his death he was co-president of the Society for the History of Medieval Technology and Science of Oxford and London. His many books include The Shaping of Europe, England in the Age of CaxtonThe Book of Magna CartaA Brief History of the Crusades and A Brief History of the Anglo-Saxons.

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