Directed by The Great Courses

Jennifer Paxton

England: From the Fall of Rome to the Norman Conquest takes you through the mists of time to the rugged landscape of the British Isles. Over 24 sweeping lectures, Professor Jennifer Paxton surveys the forging of a great nation from a series of warring kingdoms and migrating peoples. From Germanic tribes to Viking invasions to Irish missionaries, she brings to life an underexamined time and place

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Episode 1

Exploring How England Came to Be

Episode 2

The Rise and Fall of Roman Britain

Episode 3

The Germanic Migrations to Britain

Episode 4

The Britons Resist: The Legend of King Arthur

Episode 5

Everyday Life in 6th-Century Britain

Episode 6

The Birth of the Anglo-Saxon Kingdoms

Episode 7

The Papal Mission to Britain

Episode 8

Sutton Hoo and the Early Anglo-Saxons

Episode 9

Irish Missionaries and Christianization

Episode 10

Kings of the North: Northumbria's Ascent

Episode 11

Northumbria's Century of Renaissance

Episode 12

Rise of the Midlands: Mercia's Hegemony

Episode 13

Anglo-Saxon Law and Warfare

Episode 14

Fury of the Northmen: The Vikings Arrive

Episode 15

Alfred the Great: Defender of England

Episode 16

Alfred the Great: Builder of Institutions

Episode 17

Beowulf and Anglo-Saxon Literature

Episode 18

Together at Last: Wessex Unites England

Episode 19

Monastic Reform: A Tale of Three Saints

Episode 20

The Golden Age of Anglo-Saxon Art

Episode 21

Unfinished Business: The Vikings Return

Episode 22

Cnut the Great and the Danish Conquest

Episode 23

1066 and the Norman Conquest

Episode 24

Aftermath: From Anglo-Saxon to English