An Introduction to Anglo Saxon England | British History Documentary

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  • Welcome to the British History Patreon Quarterly Documentary and welcome to Anglo Saxon England!
    The period between the retreat of the Roman Empire, in AD410, and the Norman Conquest in 1066, a period of six and a half centuries, is as fascinating as it is elusive.
    With the retreat of the Romans and the societal and economic collapse that followed, record keeping became severely reduced.
    However, it is during this time that the many tribes and kingdoms of Briton split, merged, resplit and combined again to form into the vision held by Alfred the Great for a combined land of the Angels, an Aengerland, England.
    In this introduction to Anglo Saxon England I will take you from the time the Romans left to the coming of William of Normandy. It is a time of invasion, immigration, violence and huge economic, religious and societal change.
    From the invited invasion of the Anglo Saxons by the desperate Britons to the coming of the Danes and going from a Danish King of England to a total take over by the Normans.
    Further videos - Exploring AngloSaxon England - Deerhurst • Exploring Anglo Saxon ...
    Sources and Further Reading
    Books:
    The Anglo-Saxons: A History of the Beginnings of England by Marc Morris. Penguin, 2021
    A Brief History of the Anglo-Saxons: Brief Histories
    By Geoffrey Hindley. Robinson, 2006.
    Websites:
    www.bl.uk/anglo-saxons/videos...
    Hanson, Marilee. "Anglo-Saxon Chronicles" englishhistory.net/middle-age..., March 4, 2022
    www.mcllibrary.org/Anglo/part2...
    royalfamily.fandom.com/wiki/A...
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  • @ChewingGums
    @ChewingGums ปีที่แล้ว +9

    This was really informative its the period of the monarchy I always find confusing but you've really helped me understand it a lot better thanks as always Philippa

  • @KennethHall-tp4hw
    @KennethHall-tp4hw 6 หลายเดือนก่อน +6

    Lucid and authoritative - just the Introduction I was looking for. Liked and Subscribed. : )

    • @BritishHistory
      @BritishHistory  6 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      Thank you, and welcome 😀

  • @EriAug78
    @EriAug78 ปีที่แล้ว +6

    Love this! You made a confusing time very understandable

    • @BritishHistory
      @BritishHistory  ปีที่แล้ว +2

      I’m so glad you found that. It is a complicated time,
      so that was my aim for this 😄

  • @georgefspicka5483
    @georgefspicka5483 2 หลายเดือนก่อน +4

    Thank you : )

  • @helgaborek3290
    @helgaborek3290 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Thank you so much for this video!

    • @BritishHistory
      @BritishHistory  ปีที่แล้ว +1

      You’re so welcome Helga. Thank you for watching and leaving a comment 😊

  • @rahjah6958
    @rahjah6958 5 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

    3:35 the 1 thing the Scot’s always love to ignore lol.
    The entire reason their land was invaded was because of their raids in the first place

  • @femmygerritzen2310
    @femmygerritzen2310 ปีที่แล้ว

    Fantastic Philippa! Really enjoyed this

    • @BritishHistory
      @BritishHistory  ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Thank you Femmy! I hope you are well 😃

    • @femmygerritzen2310
      @femmygerritzen2310 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@BritishHistory all’s well here. I always start my English Lit lessens with the Anglo Saxon Conquest. The Frisians are from the Dutch province of Friesland, they have their own language and some of their words are used by the English as well, e.g. tsies= cheese, bern for children ( used in Scotland I think) I’ll show my pupils some bits from this video and brag about our friendship at the same time 😉

  • @ellag1323
    @ellag1323 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

    A banger of a video

    • @BritishHistory
      @BritishHistory  6 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      Thank you! So glad you enjoyed it.

  • @ndie8075
    @ndie8075 4 หลายเดือนก่อน +5

    Saxons🇩🇪🇯🇪

  • @h0ckeyd
    @h0ckeyd 4 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    Interesting how, even though it's on the map and the former name of the New Forest (Ntene - Jutish - Forest) people only mostly mention Kent or the Isle of Wight as lands settled by them but they actually held a fair bit of Southern Hampshire as well.

    • @BritishHistory
      @BritishHistory  4 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      Love this, thank you.

  • @silkwormandcottontails803
    @silkwormandcottontails803 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Ive never really understood much about this period so thank you for a great explanation . As usual nothing in our history is nice and simple , lots of names that take a while to sink in 😂

  • @dean828
    @dean828 2 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

    🇬🇧

  • @silverhooligan1256
    @silverhooligan1256 7 วันที่ผ่านมา

    Roman soldiers weren’t mostly from Rome, they were from all over the Roman Empire and locals were eventually brought in. Locals prior wouldn’t be kitted out with swords, shields and other armor. The average person before or after wouldn’t have formal armor. They’d have axes, staffs, and other practical tools for defense.

    • @BritishHistory
      @BritishHistory  7 วันที่ผ่านมา

      Yes, because to be Roman meant being a citizen of the Roman Empire, not that you were born in Rome.

  • @jacquelinevanderkooij4301
    @jacquelinevanderkooij4301 6 วันที่ผ่านมา

    And you forgot to name Edgar as a succesor to Edward the confessor.
    First choice, not crowned.

    • @BritishHistory
      @BritishHistory  5 วันที่ผ่านมา

      This is an ‘Introduction to…’ not a comprehensive guide to pre Norman Conquest England.
      Edgar Aethling as a great-nephew to Edward the Confessor had a blood claim however, he had no political or military power and, crucially, this is at a time when blood claim was not the primary consideration.

  • @tyv5887
    @tyv5887 2 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Lindisfarne 793 were Norwegian..

  • @scottscottsdale7868
    @scottscottsdale7868 25 วันที่ผ่านมา +1

    Very clearly done. I had no idea that the Romans prohibited Britons from owning weapons. It does kind of make our Second Amendment a bit more understandable. Lordy knows I am not a crazy gun nut though. But it makes it more clear why.

  • @user-wj5sc4iz6c
    @user-wj5sc4iz6c 2 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Damn… you jumped three centuries between Hengist and Horsa and great fred.

    • @BritishHistory
      @BritishHistory  2 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Thank you anonymous viewer

  • @anothergodlessheathen
    @anothergodlessheathen 5 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    80 % of my own ancestry is of that "ethnic element", and these WERE " the Dark Ages" ... i.e., stupid Christian religiosity, illiteracy, ignorance, and gratuitous violence. But all of this pertained to most of Europe LOL.

  • @jacquelinevanderkooij4301
    @jacquelinevanderkooij4301 6 วันที่ผ่านมา

    Very annoying that you forget to mention the Frisians.
    Old english and old frisian being the most equal languages and Frisians being the closest to England.

    • @BritishHistory
      @BritishHistory  5 วันที่ผ่านมา

      It was out of scope by some
      margin for an Introduction to Anglo Saxon England video.

  • @jackdoe4632
    @jackdoe4632 5 หลายเดือนก่อน +11

    Immigration but not in the way we think of it today. Not coloured immigration which has changed the demographics of Britain.

    • @rahjah6958
      @rahjah6958 5 หลายเดือนก่อน

      And we arnt exactly being killed and raped by Scot’s so we don’t need an entire people to come here save us and we didn’t ask these new immigrants to come at all in any way

    • @seanbouk
      @seanbouk 4 หลายเดือนก่อน +11

      I’m pretty sure the Anglo Saxons changed the demographics of England.
      In fact they changed a lot. Our genetics, our language, our customs.
      History is quite fascinating.

    • @AceMcSch00ly
      @AceMcSch00ly 2 หลายเดือนก่อน +4

      ​@@seanbouk They were Caucasian just like the native populous. Today? Not Caucasian. Britain is as brown as India now. It's sad.

    • @seanbouk
      @seanbouk 2 หลายเดือนก่อน +4

      @@AceMcSch00lywell that’s not quite true is it?

    • @AceMcSch00ly
      @AceMcSch00ly 2 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      @@seanbouk British Whites make up 36% of London's Population. The indigenous population makes up just 36% of the population. Let that sink in. It's as true as it gets.

  • @AshHanks-nl5bn
    @AshHanks-nl5bn 2 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Less than 30 seconds in up pops an advert & its time for me to go. Bye.