How England began : from Roman Britain to the Anglo-Saxons / Nicholas J. Higham.
| Author/creator | Higham, N. J. author. |
| Format | Book |
| Publication | New Haven : Yale University Press, [2026] |
| Description | vii, 360 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations (chiefly color), maps ; 25 cm |
| Subjects |
| Contents | Framing Roman Britain -- The slow ending of Roman Britain -- 'British' Britain: fifth-century voices -- Gildas's 'Concerning the Ruin of Britain': context and purpose -- Gildas and history -- Enter the English -- Rome's return -- Modelling transition: Britons, Rome and 'Anglo-Saxons'. |
| Abstract | "A compelling account of England's emergence from the ruins of Roman Britain. in 410-CE, Roman rule of Britain collapsed, bringing a centuries-long occupation to an end. A hundred years later, Britain was splitting into two areas with contrasting cultures, a shrinking Celtic west and north, and an expansive 'Anglo-Saxon' south and east created by Germanic incomers. What drove this division? And why, when migrants landed in England, did their customs prevail over those of Rome--unlike elsewhere in the former empire?"--interior of jacket. |
| Bibliography note | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Issued in other form | ebook version : 9780300289480 |
| ISBN | 9780300254921 |
| ISBN | 030025492X hardcover |
| ISBN | electronic publication |
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