Welcome to the British History Patreon Quarterly Documentary and welcome to Anglo Saxon England! The period between the retreat of the Roman Empire, in AD410, and the Norman Conquest in 1066, a period of six and a half centuries, is as fascinating as it is elusive. With the retreat of the Romans and the societal and economic collapse that followed, record keeping became severely reduced. However, it is during this time that the many tribes and kingdoms of Briton split, merged, resplit and combined again to form into the vision held by Alfred the Great for a combined land of the Angels, an Aengerland, England. In this introduction to Anglo Saxon England I will take you from the time the Romans left to the coming of William of Normandy. It is a time of invasion, immigration, violence and huge economic, religious and societal change. From the invited invasion of the Anglo Saxons by the desperate Britons to the coming of the Danes and going from a Danish King of England to a total take over by the Normans. Further videos - Exploring AngloSaxon England - Deerhurst https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lDlNMV7onmc Sources and Further Reading Books: The Anglo-Saxons: A History of the Beginnings of England by Marc Morris. Penguin, 2021 A Brief History of the Anglo-Saxons: Brief Histories By Geoffrey Hindley. Robinson, 2006. Websites: https://www.bl.uk/anglo-saxons/videos/reforming-the-church Hanson, Marilee. "Anglo-Saxon Chronicles" https://englishhistory.net/middle-ages/anglo-saxon-chronicles/, March 4, 2022 http://www.mcllibrary.org/Anglo/part2.html https://royalfamily.fandom.com/wiki/Athelstan_of_England