The Anglo-Saxons

The Anglo-SaxonsCondition: BRAND NEW ISBN: 9781529156980 Format: B format paperback Year: 2022 Publisher: RANDOM HOUSE UK Description: The Sunday Times bestseller ' A clever, lively splendid new book' DAN JONES, SUNDAY TIMES 'A big gold bar of delight' SPECTATOR Sixteen hundred years ago Britain left the Roman Empire and swiftly fell into ruin. Into this violent and unstable world came foreign invaders from across the sea, and established themselves as its new

Condition: BRAND NEW
ISBN: 9781529156980
Format: B-format paperback
Year: 2022
Publisher: RANDOM HOUSE UK


Description:
The Sunday Times bestseller



' A clever, lively ... splendid new book'


DAN JONES, SUNDAY TIMES



'A big gold bar of delight'

SPECTATOR




Sixteen hundred years ago Britain left the Roman Empire and swiftly fell into ruin. Into this violent and unstable world came foreign invaders from across the sea, and established themselves as its new masters. In this sweeping and original history, renowned historian Marc Morris separates the truth from the legend and tells the extraordinary story of how the foundations of England were laid.



'Marc Morris is a genius of medieval narrative'


IAN MORTIMER, author of The Time Traveller's Guide to Medieval England



'Brilliant ... Beautifully written, incredibly accessible and deeply researched'


JAMES O'BRIEN



'A much-needed book ... A gripping story, beautifully told'


BERNARD CORNWELL, author of The Last Kingdom



'Highly informative and hugely enjoyable'


IAN HISLOP



'A vivid, sharply drawn story of seven centuries of profound political change'


THOMAS PENN, author of The Winter King