Readership: The general reader or student who wants a very short first introduction to the Anglo-Saxon period in British history.
John Blair, Fellow and Prelector in Modern History, The Queen's College, Oxford
Introduction 1: The English settlements 2: The seventh century 3: Christianity and the monastic culture 4: The Mercian supremacy 5: The Viking invasions and the rise of the house of Wessex 6: Æthelred and Cnut: the decline of the English monarchy 7: The end of the Anglo-Saxon kingdom Further reading Chronology Index