The English Settlements
Here, Myres looks anew at the dark centuries of English history between the collapse of Roman rule in the early fifth century and the emergence of Anglo-Saxon kingdoms in the sevenththe subject of the now-classic Roman Britain and the English Settlements by Collingwood and Myresand reconsiders the period in light of abundant recent research in the field. New linguistic findings have led to a significant shift in emphasis, which is now reflected in this last volume of the Oxford History of England. The author illuminates some of the little-understood factors that link Roman Britain with Anglo-Saxon England, and suggests certain political and social continuities that help to clarify this complex and traumatic historical era.
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The English Settlements
Here, Myres looks anew at the dark centuries of English history between the collapse of Roman rule in the early fifth century and the emergence of Anglo-Saxon kingdoms in the sevenththe subject of the now-classic Roman Britain and the English Settlements by Collingwood and Myresand reconsiders the period in light of abundant recent research in the field. New linguistic findings have led to a significant shift in emphasis, which is now reflected in this last volume of the Oxford History of England. The author illuminates some of the little-understood factors that link Roman Britain with Anglo-Saxon England, and suggests certain political and social continuities that help to clarify this complex and traumatic historical era.
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The English Settlements
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$225.00
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Product Details
ISBN-13: | 9780198217190 |
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Publisher: | Oxford University Press |
Publication date: | 01/23/1986 |
Series: | Oxford History of England , #1 |
Pages: | 288 |
Product dimensions: | 8.50(w) x 5.50(h) x 0.75(d) |
Lexile: | 1710L (what's this?) |
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