The Anglo-Saxons: The Making of England: 410-1066

Sixteen hundred years ago, Britain parted company with Europe.

As the Roman legions withdrew, the economy that had supported them collapsed.

A world that had been peaceful, prosperous, and predictable became dangerously insecure.

Rich and poor huddled together for protection in ancient hill-forts, unoccupied since the Iron Age.

Learning and literacy were lost; it is no exaggeration to call this a Dark Age.