Bibliograph

Lost realms, histories of Britain from the Romans to the Vikings, Thomas Williams

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Lost realms, histories of Britain from the Romans to the Vikings, Thomas Williams

Language

eng

Bibliography note

Includes bibliographical references and index

Illustrations

mapsillustrations

Index

index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

Lost realms

Nature of contents

bibliography

Responsibility statement

Thomas Williams

Sub title

histories of Britain from the Romans to the Vikings

Summary

When history looks back at the time after functioning Roman government ended in 410 but before the turmoil of the 800s when Viking armies arrived to irrevocably scramble the political geography of Britain, it usually focuses on the four major kingdoms of early medieval Britain: Wessex, Northumbria, East Anglia and Mercia. In this history, covering a period when the way Britain changed radically from the way it was run and organised to language, religious belief and practice and overseas contact, Williams looks to the warring kingdoms of the era. The world was local then, and many realms were forged but did not survive. Williams takes a single realm at a time to show how these kingdoms were formed and why they failed; how communities adapted in this era; and what the challenges were for the people and those searching to lead

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