Books

Britain and the End of the Roman Empire by Ken Dark (Tempus, 2002)
Questioning many previously held beliefs, this wide-ranging study presents a radical reinterpretation of Britain in the period AD400-600.
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The Decline and Fall of Roman Britain by Neil Faulkener (Tempus Publishing, 2001)
Combining a fresh analysis of the archaeological evidence with the traditional historical accounts, Faulkener discusses the legacy of Rome and the significance of the so-called 'dark-age'.
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The Ending of Roman Britain by A S Esmonde Cleary (Routledge, 1991)
The author explores what Britain was like in the fourth century AD and, using information from archaeology rather than history, goes on to give a compelling explanation of the fall of Roman Britain.
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The History of the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire by Edward Gibbon, edited by David Womersley (Penguin, 2000)
Abridged version of the great work first published in the latter part of the 18th century. Although superseded by the work of later historians, it has rarely been surpassed in its breadth of view, biting criticism and sympathetic treatment.
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Roman Britain by John Wacher (Sutton Publishing, 2001)
An introduction to this period looks at life before the Romans arrived and then the massive changes imposed on the native peoples of Britain following the Roman invasion.
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Links

Centuries of Roman Survival in the West
www.britarch.ac.uk/ba/ba32/ba32feat.html#dark
It is commonly believed that Romano-British culture, society and economy collapsed almost entirely in the first few decades following the official political and military withdrawal in AD410. The author of this article draws upon more recent evidence to refute this claim.

General Observations on the Fall of the Roman Empire in the West
www.fordham.edu/halsall/source/gibbon-fall.html
The excellent 'Internet Medieval Sourcebook' provides an extract from Gibbon's seminal work The decline and fall of the Roman Empire, written in the late 18th century.