🛡️⚔️ The ENTIRE History of Anglo-Saxon England (410–1066 AD) 🇬🇧📜 Love deep history? Support us on Patreon ➤ If you value serious, research-based videos on the Middle Ages, Islamic history, or lost civilizations—consider joining us on Patreon. You’ll get access to: ✅ In-depth video essays (45+ minutes) ✅ Downloadable eBooks with full citations ✅ Extended reading lists for further study ✅ Behind-the-scenes updates on ongoing research Your support helps us stay independent, go deeper into complex topics, and produce more thoughtful content—without clickbait or shortcuts. Even a small monthly pledge (like a cup of coffee ☕) makes a big difference and allows us to bring more forgotten history back to life. 🔗 Join here ➤ Thank you for watching—and for thinking critically about the past. 🔔Please watch OUR last video - Step into a world forged by war, faith, and survival. In this epic documentary, we chronicle the complete history of Anglo-Saxon England — from the fall of Roman Britain in 410 AD to the devastating Viking invasions that would change the island forever. 🏛️➡️🔥 📍 What happened after the Roman legions left? 📍 Who were the Angles, Saxons, and Jutes — and why did they come? 📍 How did kings like Alfred the Great and Æthelstan shape England's destiny? 📍 Why did the raid on Lindisfarne in 793 AD become one of the darkest moments in early medieval history? This is the untold saga of collapsing empires, rising kingdoms, and the people caught between them — from the desperation of Vortigern to the glory of Alfred and the birth of a unified England under Æthelstan. 🇬🇧🔥 🎬 In this full-length episode, you'll discover: 📖 The Rescript of Honorius and the collapse of Roman power in Britain 🛡️ The arrival and rise of the Saxons, Angles, and Jutes 👑 The stories of legendary kings like Æthelbert of Kent, Redwald of East Anglia, Penda of Mercia, and Ida of Bernicia 🏰 The formation of powerful kingdoms — Kent, Mercia, Northumbria, East Anglia, and Wessex ✝️ The Christianization of Anglo-Saxon England: from St. Augustine to St. Cuthbert ⚔️ The epic battles between rival kings and rising threats 🚢 The Viking Age begins: the 793 raid on Lindisfarne and beyond 🧠 The intellectual legacy of Bede and Alcuin of York 🪙 What archaeology, law codes, and chronicles reveal about daily life, trade, and warfare 📜 How Anglo-Saxon England transformed from fractured kingdoms to a unified state 👉 Our video about Franks: 👉ENTIRE History of The Early Middle Ages EXPLAINED (4.5 hours detail guide): 👉 Our video about the HUNS: 👥 Featured Historical Sources & Scholars Cited: 📚 The Anglo-Saxon Chronicle 📚 Bede's Ecclesiastical History of the English People 📚 Neil Price – Children of Ash and Elm 📚 Peter Sawyer – The Viking Expansion 📚 Janet L. Nelson – Frankish World 750–900 📚 James Campbell – The Anglo-Saxons 📚 Gareth Williams – Viking Britain 📚 Eleanor Parker – Dragon Lords: The History and Legends of Viking England 📚 Leslie Abrams – Anglo-Saxon and Viking religion 📚 Simon Keynes – University of Cambridge 🎥 This video is part of our series on the Middle Ages and serves as a foundational episode for understanding the formation of medieval England. 👀 If you enjoyed this documentary, don’t miss: ➡️ From Huns to Franks: Barbarians Who Built Europe ➡️ The Rise of the Barbarian Kingdoms ➡️ The Epic History of Medieval Spain Explained ➡️ Storm from the North: The Viking Invasions of England (coming soon!) 💬 Join the Conversation! What do you think was the most pivotal moment in Anglo-Saxon history? The raid on Lindisfarne? Alfred’s military reforms? Æthelstan’s victory at Brunanburh? Tell us in the comments! ⬇️ 👍 Like, Subscribe, and Share to support high-quality, ad-free historical documentaries! 🔔 Hit the bell icon to never miss a new episode from The Entire History of the European Middle Ages!