Britain's Settlement by the Anglo-Saxons and Scots

Claire Throp

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Britain's Settlement by the Anglo-Saxons and Scots is a fascinating account of British history from a period that begins when Roman rule ended in the 360s, through to 793, when the Vikings arrived and attacked Lindisfarne. The book describes the Scots invasions from Ireland to north Britain (now Scotland), the Anglo-Saxon invasions and settlements, and how their art, religion and daily life shaped British culture, including Christian conversion at Canterbury, Iona and Lindisfarne. Find out more about Vortigern, Bede and Cuthbert, and how the language of this time has survive in the current English language in this amazing history of early British life.

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• Publié par: Capstone Global Library
• Date de parution: 29 janvier 2015
• Nombre de lectures: 0
• EAN13: 9781406291186
• Langue: English
• Poids de l'ouvrage: 12 Mo

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Britain’s Settlement by the Anglo-Saxons and Scots

Claire Throp

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Edited by Helen Cox-Cannons and Holly Beaumont Designed by Richard Parker Original illustrations © Capstone Global Library Limited 2015 Illustrated by Martin Sanders (Beehive Illustration) Picture research by Svetlana Zhurkin and Pam Mitsakos Production by Helen McCreath Originated by Capstone Global Library Limited Printed and bound in China by CTPS

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We would like to thank Dr Mark Zumbuhl of the University of Oxford for his invaluable help in the preparation of this book.

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