ABSTRACT

The Earliest English Kings is a fascinating survey of Anglo-Saxon History from the sixth century to the eighth century and the death of King Alfred. It explains and explores the 'Heptarchy' or the seven kingdoms of Anglo-Saxon England, as well as the various peoples within them, wars, religion, King Offa and the coming of the Vikings. With maps and family trees, this book reveals the complex, distant and tumultuous events of Anglo-Saxon politics.

chapter Chapter 1|22 pages

The Peoples and Kingdoms of Pre-Viking England

chapter Chapter 2|15 pages

Early Kent

chapter Chapter 3|12 pages

The Early Kings of the Western Saxons

chapter Chapter 5|31 pages

The Northern Anglian Hegemony in the Seventh Century

chapter Chapter 7|16 pages

Northumbria in the Eighth Century

chapter Chapter 8|17 pages

Offa

chapter Chapter 10|8 pages

The Coming of the Vikings