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Sally Crawford.
Anglo-Saxon England.
Publisher: Shire Books.
Series: Shire Living Histories, No. 11.
Publication due: June 2011.
Size: 20.8 x 14.7 x 1 cm.
Page count: 72pp.

Publisher's recommended price
Paperback ISBN 9780747808367, £8.99

Description:

The Anglo-Saxon period has often been dismissed as 'lost centuries' or the Dark Ages, but archaeological evidence and later written sources reveal a complex and sophisticated culture that was beginning to move towards urbanisation, establishing market-places to facilitate the trade of local and exotic goods, and developing an organised educational system. In Early Anglo Saxon Britain, Sally Crawford paints a vivid portrait of daily life in the period that saw the Anglo-Saxon invasion and the end of Roman Britain: from the status and demands of occupations to the structures of families, and from the intricacies of feasting to the period's elaborate and creative entertainments.

Contents:
Introduction
Family
Home and Neighbourhood
Work
Food and Drink
Shopping and Style
Transport
Relaxation and Entertainment
Education and Social Service
Health
Places to Visit.