Welcome to the world of the Anglo-Saxons! Who were the Anglo-Saxons? When did they come to England, and why? How did they change the country, and is there anything remaining from Anglo-Saxon times?

Find out:

• who the Anglo-Saxons were, and how England changed from a Roman to an Anglo-Saxon land
• what life was like in Anglo-Saxon times
• how the Anglo-Saxons created the Kingdom of England
• the legacyWhat is left behind by a person or culture of Anglo-Saxon England

Remember!

The phrase 'Anglo-Saxon England' covers a huge length of time – from about 400 to 1066. That's over 600 years, more time than separates us from Henry VIII!

This makes it very difficult to talk about the whole Anglo-Saxon period of history because things changed, just as they have changed between Tudor times and today.

So sometimes when we talk about them, we have to generaliseMake a statement that is not exact or specific.