Ten Minute English and British History #03 -The Early Anglo-Saxons and the Mercian Supremacy

Twitter: https://twitter.com/Tenminhistory Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/user?u=4973164 This episode covers the aftermath of the Roman withdrawal from Britain, focusing on the lack of sources for the centuries afterward and the arrival of the Anglo-Saxons. It begins with the legend of Hengist and Horsa, through the Northumbrian Golden Age all the way to the end of the Mercian supremacy in the wake of Offa s death. Recommended books: Chris Wickham - The Inheritance of Rome (2010) - A very good overview of all of European history, good for context. James Campbell et al. - The Anglo-Saxons (1991) - Seriously, this book is the best book I ve ever seen on Anglo-Saxon England, its very accessible and the essays are phenomenal. If you have access to a university library I d recommend a read through Dorothy Whitelock s English Historical Sources 500-1042. Ten Minute English and British History is a series of short, ten minute animated narrative documentaries that are designed as revision refreshers or simple introductions to a topic. Please note that these are not meant to be comprehensive and there s a lot of stuff I couldn t fit into the episodes that I would have liked to. Thank you for watching, though, it s always appreciated.