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A Brief History of the Anglo-Saxons
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- Narrated by: Eleanor David
- Length: 13 hrs and 3 mins
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Summary
Starting AD 400 (around the time of their invasion of England) and running through to the 1100s (the 'Aftermath'), historian Geoffrey Hindley shows the Anglo-Saxons as formative in the history not only of England but also of Europe. The society inspired by the warrior world of the Old English poem Beowulf saw England become the world's first nation state and Europe's first country to conduct affairs in its own language, and Bede and Boniface of Wessex establish the dating convention we still use today. Including all the latest research, this is a fascinating assessment of a vital historical period.
About the author: Geoffrey Hindley is an acclaimed Medievalist. His many books include The Shaping of Europe, Saladin: a Biography, The Book of Magna Carta, and A Brief History of the Crusades.
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- Ace
- 22-04-21
excellent narrative
this is a brilliant book - excellent detail and easy to follow. would highly recommend this book
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- Jim
- 23-11-13
A bit "listy"
The topic is fascinating; Saxons dominated large part of England for well over 500 years; they had a strongly creative culture, sophisticated political systems and let's be honest, they were cool. Thousands of guys who look like Robert Plant weilding battle axes; how can that be anything other than a good listen. The problem in this instance is that we get a very comprehensive picture of the Saxons in England from their arrival here to just after 1066 but it began to feel like a survey and I found myself periodically getting a bit bored. It's not a bad book, the author really knows his stuff and it's well produced but it just didn't come to life for me
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- Anonymous User
- 24-11-20
History as told by an Alfred the Great fanboy!
A decent synthesis marred by a frustrating insistence on “English” exceptionalism, which weakens explanations of the cultural complexities of the age and its nation-making projects.
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- AMD
- 15-10-20
irritating
excellent book marred by truly awful narration. very frustrating. very detailed history of a fascinating subject
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- J L Walton
- 14-07-20
excellent. succinct account of our history
excellent
succinct account if our history. well read. easy to follow.
thanks. I enjoyed it
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- Carl Thomas
- 30-05-20
informative if dense at times
Covers the history, origins and culture of England and the English people and language. Quite dense as an audio book.
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- Nathaniel
- 15-07-21
Fantastic historical education
This book is academic but accessible. It is fascinating to learn more about the dark ages and early medieval times.
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- caterine riley
- 29-10-17
very good
an in-depth history of British history of Saxon times an enjoyable book. over quite a few hours good it has chapters to stop and restart.
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- 07-03-20
My first audiobook
loved it. My first audiobook and loving history, this is a great book. Could not rate it enough.
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- DJ Clifton
- 12-04-21
Heavy at times, plenty of detail
Great narration, found Eleanor very clear and easy to listen to. While the subject matter is excelleny it is very date and name heavy and requires a good deal of concentration and several times I needed to re-listen to parts I missed. Chapters are bases on subjects rather than being in a chronological order so there is a lot of jumping back and forth.
My biggest critisism would be the lack of any content on the day to day life or practices of the Anglo-Saxon people; obviously history is centered on Kings, Queens, wars, politics and religion, but there is a wealth of archaelogical findings to be able to include some detail on this subject in order to tie in the comings and goings of history's famous personages with the not-so-famous ones.
Over all an excellent book and one I have listened to three times already and will continue to do so.
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