England: From the Fall of Rome to the Norman Conquest
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Professor Jennifer Paxton
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The history of England before 1066 is shrouded in myths and legends. From the fall of Rome in the fourth century to the invasion of the Normans in the 11th century, this wild and diverse land offers an incredible story of social, cultural, religions, and political change. How did this small island, far from the centers of western civilization, become the great England we know from the history books?
England: From the Fall of Rome to the Norman Conquest takes you through the mists of time to the rugged landscape of the British Isles. Over the course of 24 sweeping lectures, Professor Jennifer Paxton of The Catholic University of America surveys the forging of a great nation from a series of warring kingdoms and migrating peoples. From Germanic tribes to Viking invasions to Irish missionaries, she brings to life an underexamined time and place.
When the Romans arrived on the shores of southern England, they believed they had reached the edge of the empire, a place of little consequence. When they left in the fifth century, the island of Britain contained a number of small political groups and a wide variety of ethnicities. Little did the Romans know, the wheels of time continue to turn, and the Anglo-Saxons who emerged from the ruins of Roman England would dominate Britain for the next six centuries.
The Anglo-Saxons left a remarkable legacy in the arts, law, and language, but our understanding of who the Anglo-Saxons were and how they became a united people has changed dramatically in recent years. By using texts, artifacts, and DNA evidence, Professor Paxton reconstructs their astonishing story and the world they built. As you travel through time, you will witness the centuries of expansion and warfare, the rise and fall of rulers and kingdoms, and the sacrifices and schemes of saints and sinners. By the end of this course, you will understand the turning points that transformed a province on the periphery of the Roman Empire into a thriving medieval kingdom - and ultimately, the nation of England.
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- Dr Adam McLean
- 25-03-23
Fascinating and richly informative
I wished this had been twice as long (I enjoyed it so much, and learned so much).
Delivered with great clarity, dry humour, and wit.
I will certainly search out more lectures by Professor Paxton.
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- Stephen Horton
- 27-09-23
Fantastic
Learnt so much a great listen that went way to fast, well worth a download 👍🏻
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- Ambrose Duffy
- 02-05-22
Excellent
Excellent lectures on a fascinating period in British history - well researched and presented.
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- davidxela@yahoo.co.uk
- 20-06-23
So Interesting !
I had no odea so much history took place during the "Dark ages". A really well thought out and structured course.
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- Prof. Paul Williams, Bristol, UK
- 18-03-22
Stunning!
A wonderfully enthusiastic and detailed survey of the period from Roman Britain to just after the Norman conquest, by an American scholar with a real affection for Britain and its history and people. Very highly recommended.
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- Steven D.
- 03-04-24
Excellent chapter design.
Best audio presentation of Saxon England ever. Well worth a listen. Listen to it. more words etc etc etc
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- Mr. M. P. Dalton
- 23-02-23
An enjoyable listen
Please ignore the previous contributor, it wasn't at all woke. There was one passing reference in the first episode to how the anglo-saxon identity had been used by some nefarious groups. This is of course a factual statement.
The rest is an entirely normal history that you would expect from the great courses. I'd previously read this author's work on Celtic history and found it to be a well-balanced representation of that period.
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- Amazon Customer
- 04-04-23
Where is everyone?
Interesting content, but where is everyone who wasn’t a king, bishop, saint or monk? Six centuries of English history have me no feel for how ordinary people lived- farmsteads, villages, towns? - or what they did in their lives. Maybe there is very little known about this, but if so why not say so upfront, rather than making the mass of people who contributed to this period seem irrelevant?
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- Anonymous User
- 21-10-23
Æthelstan ❤️🩹🥺
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She was pale as blades when I passed her
But soon became as obscure as laughter
Was in those dark days I spent striking matches
For my dear shadows.
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- Jen Uine
- 29-11-23
Interesting
Good history. More about The Old Religion and daily life would be good. Though, overall, a good listen.
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