The English Settlements [Paperback]

Here, Myres looks anew at the dark centuries of English history between the collapse of Roman rule in the early fifth century and the emergence of Anglo-Saxon kingdoms in the seventh--the subject of the now-classic Roman Britain and the English Settlements by Collingwood and Myres--and reconsiders the period in light of abundant recent research in the field. New linguistic findings have led to a significant shift in emphasis, which is now reflected in this last volume of theOxford History of England. The author illuminates some of the little-understood factors that link Roman Britain with Anglo-Saxon England, and suggests certain political and social continuities that help to clarify this complex and traumatic historical era.

This is a work of enviable erudition that will fascinate those interested in the supercession of one culture by another. It will be required reading for all students of early English history. --Albion

The finest and fullest treatment to date of the English settlements, one to which there is no rival. --History: Reviews of New Books

A well thought-out and challenging book....[It] can only be enthusiastically welcomed as a vital contribution. --American Historical Review