The English Conquest: Gildas and Britain in the Fifth Century
- ISBN-10
- 0719040795
- ISBN-13
- 9780719040795
- Category
- Anglo-Saxons
- Pages
- 220
- Language
- English
- Published
- 1994
- Authors
- N. J. Higham, Nick Higham
Description
This is a re-interpretation of the events from 400 to 500 AD when the Saxons took over a large part of Britain, and came to dominate both the language and material culture of its lowland heartland.
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