Anglo-Saxons and Vikings
By: Hazel Maskell & Abigail Wheatley ; illustrated by Ian McNee & Giacinto Gaudenzi
Contributors: Wheatley, Abigail, 1974-; McNee, Ian; Gaudenzi, G. (Giacinto)
Series: Usborne history of Britain
Publisher: Usborne
Published: 2010
Place of publication: London
Language: eng
Number of pages: 63
ISBN-13: 9781409504917
Subjects: Vikings; Juvenile literature; History
Description: Covers the period in the history of Britain after the Romans withdrew early in the 5th century to just prior to the rise of William I.
Notes: Includes index.
Table of contents: title: Invaders strike; title: king Arthur; title: New kingdoms; title: Anglo-Saxons; title: Death and burials; title: Christianity returns; title: Early monasteries; title: Changes in the north; title: Rise of Mercia; title: Trade and culture; title: Raiders from the sea; title: Vikings; title: Alfred the Great; title: United kingdoms?; title: Athelstan of England; title: Viking York; title: Edgar the Peaceful; title: Troubled times; title: Chaos and conquest; title: King Canute; title: Messy succession; title: Edward's London; title: End of an era.