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Overview
Here, Myres looks anew at the dark centuries of English history between the collapse of Roman rule in the early 5th century and the emergence of Anglo-Saxon kingdoms in the 7th and reconsiders the period in light of abundant recent research in the field. Myres 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.
Synopsis
Here, Myres looks anew at the dark centuries of English history between the collapse of Roman rule in the early 5th century and the emergence of Anglo-Saxon kingdoms in the 7th and reconsiders the period in light of abundant recent research in the field. Myres 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.