Early Medieval Britain c.500-1000

Is there room for another general history of early medieval Britain? The answer is ‘yes, of course’ when it is as fresh and interesting as this one. Its USP is that it examines the history of the different peoples of early medieval Britain alongside one another in both thematic and chronological chapters, often with illuminating results. Differential survival of evidence inevitably means that some areas feature more than others, but there is a real attempt to compare and contrast the different provinces. Archaeology is one of the sources of evidence that is drawn on. Significant sites like Sutton Hoo, Prittlewell, and Portmahomack are name-checked, and there is more general discussion