AD 400-1100
The Worst Jobs in History:
Roman/Anglo-Saxon jobs
When the Romans invaded, they created some truly terrible job vacancies. Later, Anglo-Saxon England offered a new range of miserable ways to make a living.
Britain AD
In this book extract, archaeologist Francis Pryor explains why he is suited to reveal the surprisingly robust culture of the native British following the Romans' withdrawal in AD 410.
- The Celts
Who were the Celts – a people with a distinctive language and culture whom the Romans gradually pushed to the western fringe of Europe, or something more complicated and mysterious? - How
Islam Kept Us Out of the 'Dark Ages'
It's time for the West to recognise its debt to the Islamic scientists of the past who forged ahead while Europe stagnated. - In the Footsteps of Ivarr
the Boneless
What is left today that recalls the times of this fascinating Viking warrior chief. - 1000 AD
This website invites you to step back in time to 1000 AD and presents an A-Z survival guide to Anglo-Saxon life. - Bodies of Evidence
Investigation of forensic archaeology and the scientific methods of unravelling the mysteries of the past. Plus more than two dozen case studies, including mummies, left-handedness and Lenin's body. - Howard Goodall’s Big Bangs
Goodall examines five momentous turning points in musical history and asks what they mean for us today (Channel 4 Learning). - Monarchy
Dynamic timeline charts how England evolved from a land of warlords to one where dynasties could be built. - In the Footsteps of
King Harold
Follow the life of the last Anglo-Saxon king and find out what can be seen today. - Kings
and Conquerors
An investigation into the invasion of England, the battle of Hastings and the Norman conquest, as well as the motives, role and impact of William the Conqueror. - El Cid
Historian Jonathan Phillips reveals that this 1961 biopic of the medieval Spanish hero portrays a man and an age that modern scholarship has left behind.
