Royal Mysteries: The Anglo-Saxons and Early Britain
Royal mysteries never fail to intrigue readers and TV viewers. The 'mysteries', unraveled and analyzed, are of enduring fascination and full of tragedy, suffering and pathos but also heroism and…
Specifikacia Royal Mysteries: The Anglo-Saxons and Early Britain
Royal mysteries never fail to intrigue readers and TV viewers. The 'mysteries', unraveled and analyzed, are of enduring fascination and full of tragedy, suffering and pathos but also heroism and romance.This text is based on deep research in original sources including rare documents, archaeological and DNA evidence, latest historiography and academic research but is essentially accessible history.These are the 'Dark Ages', but Anglo-Saxon enlightenment is emphasized. The Heptarchy, with seven Anglo-Saxon states is examined and Alfred's victory over the Vikings and emergence of the English kingdom. But mystery surrounds all aspects of dynastic, political and military history. The story includes the surviving British and Welsh kingdoms when 'Welsh' meant 'foreigner, the Gaelic kingdoms in what became Scotland, the survival of lowland 'Britons' under the Germanic