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Early Independent Britain AD 400-425 - The History Files
Apr 1, 1999 — Post-Roman Britain Early Independent Britain AD 400-425 by Peter Kessler, 1 April 1999. Updated 16 February 2019: The well-known date of Britain's final official break from …
Assessing the Anglo-Saxon Invasions - The History Files
Nov 16, 1994 — The End of Roman Britain: Assessing the Anglo-Saxon Invasions of the Fifth Century. by William Bakken, 16 November 1994. Updated 28 December 1998. The years …
The Mercian Tribal Hidage - The History Files
The Mercian Tribal Hidage. The Tribal Hidage is a late seventh century assessment list, or tribute list, which includes all the dominant tribes in the Mercian kingdom in England, plus territories …
The Battle of Thermopylae - The History Files
The Battle of Thermopylae, 480 BC. The pass at Thermopylae was the site of a heroic defeat for the Greeks, as they tried unsuccessfully to defend it in battle against a huge Persian army in …
The End of Roman Britain Part 1 - The History Files
Jun 30, 2007 — The End of Roman Britain. by Peter Kessler, 30 June 2007. Part 1: Western decline. The decline of Roman control over Britain was a drawn-out affair which took perhaps …
Pytheas and Britain - The History Files
Dec 23, 2016 — Pytheas and Britain. by Peter Kessler & Edward Dawson, 23 December 2016. Around 325 BC, a Greek geographer and explorer by the name of Pytheas of Massalia …
High King Ambrosius Aurelianus - The History Files
Ambrosius Aurelianus was, according to the later legends, high king of the Britons after Vortigern. Although the reality of his role is clouded by much uncertainty (to say the least!), his impact on …
Kingdoms of the Anglo-Saxons - England / Great Britain - The …
The ascendancy of Wessex remained with subsequent kings, although the Scandinavian kingdom of York proved to be a continual source of distraction until it fell to King Eadred in 954. He now …
The Kings of Northern Britain (Part 1) - The History Files
Apr 1, 1999 — Coel seems to have made his headquarters at Britain's northern capital of Eboracum (York), and if tradition is to be believed then he imposed his power over a great …