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Anglo-Saxon history thus begins during the period of sub-Roman Britain following the end of Roman control, and traces the establishment of Anglo-Saxon kingdoms in the 5th and 6th centuries (conventionally identified as seven main kingdoms: Northumbria, Mercia, East Anglia, Essex, Kent, Sussex, and Wessex); their Christianisation during the 7th ...
The Timeline of conflict in Anglo-Saxon Britain is concerned with the period of history from just before the departure of the Roman Army, in the 4th century, to just after the Norman Conquest in the 11th century. The information is mainly derived from annals and the Venerable Bede.
Beyond these, in the early Anglo-Saxon period, identity was local: although people would have known their neighbours, ... Timeline of conflict in Anglo-Saxon Britain;
The Anglo-Saxon period in Britain is considered to have started by about 450 and ended in 1066, ... Timeline of Anglo-Saxon settlement in Britain; Anglo-Celtic;
Government in Anglo-Saxon England covers English government during the Anglo-Saxon period from the 5th century until the Norman Conquest in 1066. See Government in medieval England for developments after 1066. Until the 9th century, England was divided into multiple Anglo-Saxon kingdoms. Each kingdom had its own laws and customs, but all shared ...
8th century – Anglo-Saxon settlement of Britain: The settlement of "Readingum" is founded by Anglo-Saxons, probably of the Readingas tribe, at the confluence of the Rivers Thames and Kennet. [1] 870 – Vikings capture Reading. [2] 871 – 4 January: First Battle of Reading: Vikings defend the settlement against men of Wessex. [3] [4]
Collectively known as the Anglo-Saxons, these included Angles, Saxons, Jutes and Frisians. The Battle of Deorham was critical in establishing Anglo-Saxon rule in 577. [ 25 ] Saxon mercenaries existed in Britain since before the late Roman period, but the main influx of population probably happened after the fifth century.
The Anglo-Saxon period of the history of London dates from the end of the Roman period in the 5th century to the beginning of the Norman period in 1066.. Romano-British Londinium had been abandoned in the late 5th century, although the London Wall remained intact.