{"product_id":"the-anglo-saxons-a-history-of-the-beginnings-of-england-400-1066","title":"The Anglo-Saxons: A History of the Beginnings of England, 400–1066","description":"\u003cdiv style=\"margin:0 0 24px 0;padding:20px 24px;border:1.5px solid #c8102e;border-radius:10px;background:rgba(200,16,46,0.05);\"\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"margin:0 0 8px 0;font-size:13px;font-weight:700;letter-spacing:2px;text-transform:uppercase;color:#c8102e;\"\u003eSave with the Bundle\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"margin:0;\"\u003eThis title is one of the four books of \u003ca href=\"\/products\/the-angloid-bundle\" style=\"color:#c8102e;font-weight:600;\"\u003eThe Angloid Bundle\u003c\/a\u003e — \u003cem\u003eThe Anglo-Saxons\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eAlfred the Great\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eA Great and Terrible King\u003c\/em\u003e, and \u003cem\u003eHenry V\u003c\/em\u003e together for \u003cstrong\u003e$139.99\u003c\/strong\u003e instead of $163.96. \u003cstrong\u003eYou save $23.97.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\u003ch3\u003eThe Birth of England\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhen the Roman legions abandoned Britain at the start of the fifth century, England did not exist. Six hundred years later, on the eve of the Norman Conquest, it was the most sophisticated kingdom in Europe. Marc Morris's \u003cem\u003eThe Anglo-Saxons\u003c\/em\u003e is the story of those six centuries: the migrations and warlords, the rival kingdoms of the heptarchy, the coming of Christianity, the Viking storm, and the slow, violent assembly of a single English realm.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eKings, Monks, and Gold\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eMorris builds the narrative from the primary record — Bede, the Anglo-Saxon Chronicle, charters and law codes — and from the archaeology that has transformed the field: the ship burial at Sutton Hoo, the Staffordshire Hoard, the excavated halls of the early kings. The great figures get their full portraits: Offa and his dyke, Alfred in the marshes, Æthelstan, the first king of all England, the ruinous Æthelred, and Cnut, the Dane who wore the English crown.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eWhy Read It\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis is the origin story of England told with the narrative momentum Morris is known for. He is the national bestselling author of \u003cem\u003eThe Norman Conquest\u003c\/em\u003e and \u003cem\u003eA Great and Terrible King\u003c\/em\u003e, and this book stands as the single best one-volume account of the age in print.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAbout This Edition\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/strong\u003e Marc Morris\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/strong\u003e Pegasus Books\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eFormat:\u003c\/strong\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 528\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eISBN:\u003c\/strong\u003e 9781639362110\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"The Rite Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44081836425275,"sku":"9781639362110","price":26.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0669\/6684\/7547\/files\/the-anglo-saxons-morris.jpg?v=1788191246","url":"https:\/\/theritebooks.com\/products\/the-anglo-saxons-a-history-of-the-beginnings-of-england-400-1066","provider":"The Rite Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}