Part I. Interpretations and sources -- A political history -- The evidence: Roman -- The evidence: native sources -- The evidence: the northern memorandum and the Kentish source -- Part II. Britannia -- Roman society -- Britain: 367-410 -- Picts, Irish, and the Germanic raiders -- Part III. 410 through the early sixth century -- The Romano-Britons -- The Germanic Foederati in the fifth century -- The Irish in the fifth century -- The Picts -- The rise of British kingships -- Heroic age politico-economic dynamics -- The early kings -- The Germanic-controlled territories -- Part IV. Sixth century Celtic kingships -- Growing pains of British kingship -- The new economic system -- Arthur -- 530-600: an expanding view -- Rhun son of Maelgwn -- Battle of Arfdery -- Urien's alliance and Y Gododdin -- Gwrtheyrn -- 530-580: the setting for the rise of Germanic kingships -- 550-575: Columban Dal Riata -- The decline of the British kingdoms -- Part V. Rise of the Germanic kingships: late sixth century to 664 -- Germanic kingship -- The Southumbrian theater -- The Northumbrian theater -- Between the Thames and the Humber -- An interwoven history: 600-664 -- Part VI. Religion in post Roman Britain -- The age of saints -- Religion as a political tool -- Native religions -- The Dark Ages.
Summary:
"Drawing on historical documents, legends, archeology and literature, this history describes the disintegration of Roman Britain that reached a climax in the decades after the Britons overthrew Constantine's government and refused Roman rule. This study synthesizes advances in post-Roman studies since Leslie Alcock's 1971 classic Arthur's Britain"-- Provided by publisher.
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