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24 Episodes
S1 E1 - Exploring How England Came to Be
S1 E2 - The Rise and Fall of Roman Britain
S1 E3 - The Germanic Migrations to Britain
S1 E4 - The Britons Resist: The Legend of King Arthur
S1 E5 - Everyday Life in 6th-Century Britain
S1 E6 - The Birth of the Anglo-Saxon Kingdoms
S1 E7 - The Papal Mission to Britain
S1 E8 - Sutton Hoo and the Early Anglo-Saxons
S1 E9 - Irish Missionaries and Christianization
S1 E10 - Kings of the North: Northumbria’s Ascent
S1 E11 - Northumbria’s Century of Renaissance
S1 E12 - Rise of the Midlands: Mercia’s Hegemony
S1 E13 - Anglo-Saxon Law and Warfare
S1 E14 - Fury of the Northmen: The Vikings Arrive
S1 E15 - Alfred the Great: Defender of England
S1 E16 - Alfred the Great: Builder of Institutions
S1 E17 - Beowulf and Anglo-Saxon Literature
S1 E18 - Together at Last: Wessex Unites England
S1 E19 - Monastic Reform: A Tale of Three Saints
S1 E20 - The Golden Age of Anglo-Saxon Art
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Synopsis
England: From the Fall of Rome to the Norman Conquest takes you through the mists of time to the rugged landscape of the British Isles. Over 24 sweeping lectures, Professor Jennifer Paxton surveys the forging of a great nation from a series of warring kingdoms and migrating peoples. From Germanic tribes to Viking invasions to Irish missionaries, she brings to life an underexamined time and place.
