England: From the Fall of Rome to the Norman Conquest

England: From the Fall of Rome to the Norman Conquest « Series from 2022

Series from 2022

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England: From the Fall of Rome to the Norman Conquest takes you through the mists of time to the rugged landscape of the British Isles. Over 24 sweeping lectures, Professor Jennifer Paxton surveys the forging of a great nation from a series of warring kingdoms and migrating peoples.

From Germanic tribes to Viking invasions to Irish missionaries, she brings to life an underexamined time and place.

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Exploring How England Came to Be

The Rise and Fall of Roman Britain

The Germanic Migrations to Britain

The Britons Resist: The Legend of King Arthur

Everyday Life in 6th-Century Britain

The Birth of the Anglo-Saxon Kingdoms

The Papal Mission to Britain

Sutton Hoo and the Early Anglo-Saxons

Irish Missionaries and Christianization

Kings of the North: Northumbria’s Ascent

Northumbria’s Century of Renaissance

Rise of the Midlands: Mercia’s Hegemony

Anglo-Saxon Law and Warfare

Fury of the Northmen: The Vikings Arrive

Alfred the Great: Defender of England

Alfred the Great: Builder of Institutions

Beowulf and Anglo-Saxon Literature

Together at Last: Wessex Unites England

Monastic Reform: A Tale of Three Saints

The Golden Age of Anglo-Saxon Art

Unfinished Business: The Vikings Return

Cnut the Great and the Danish Conquest

1066 and the Norman Conquest

Aftermath: From Anglo-Saxon to English