the-origins-of-the-english-people - Softcover

Henry-marsh

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1566190622 ISBN 13: 9781566190626

Publisher: Barnes & Noble, 1992

Synopsis

From their tiny kingdom off the northern shores of Europe, the Anglo-Saxons have spread across the globe. They peopled North America, Australia, and New Zealand, and established themselves in Africa and Asia. Their language, law, and system of government by consultation have been adopted in many lands and their traditions and customs have influenced the culture of virtually every Western society. Who were these people and how did they become what they are today? In this authoritative study, Mr: Saklatvala suggests that they were- and are -much more than the progeny of the Angles and the Saxons, the Germanic tribes which seized Britain in the fifth and sixth centuries A.D. His book examines the successive waves of invaders who fought and settled in Britain between the Roman and Norman conquests and traces the distinctive elements which each group has added to the Anglo-Saxon character and life style, pointing the way to Britain's gradual emergence as a unified nation.

About this edition

• Publisher: Barnes & Noble
• Publication date: 1992
• ISBN 10: 1566190622
• ISBN 13: 9781566190626
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 192