Anglo Saxon England Podcast

What kind of society had arrived in Roman Britain? How how did societies and communities form and become the kingdoms before the days of the Heptarchy.

The traditional story of the arrival of the Anglo Saxons is one of death and destruction, and the catastrophic and complete replacement of a British population by a new Germanic race within a generation. But there are other theories too - much more peaceful, much more gradual. 

This is the story of late antique Britain. How in the 3rd to 5th centuries, Britain went through two waves of economic dislocation and transformation, that changed the face of British society. 

This week is about the people who kept a written record of the Anglo Saxon age, and what later generations thought about the Anglo Saxons.  

This is just the start...a brief explanation of why I've decided to start a new podcast on Anglo Saxon England. As if I need an excuse.