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    Warlords: The Struggle for Power in Post-Roman Britain
    Warlords: The Struggle for Power in Post-Roman Britain
    Warlords: The Struggle for Power in Post-Roman Britain
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    Warlords: The Struggle for Power in Post-Roman Britain

    By Stuart Laycock

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    The centuries after the end of Roman control of Britain in AD 410 are some of the most vital in Britain's history - yet some of the least understood. 'Warlords' brings to life a world of ambition, brutality and violence in a politically fragmented land, and provides a compelling new history of an age that would transform Britain. By comparing the archaeology against the available historical sources of the period, 'Warlords' presents a coherent picture of the political and military machinations of the fifth and sixth centuries that laid the foundations of English and Welsh history. Included are the warring personalities of the local leaders and a look at the enigma of King Arthur. Some warlords sought power within the old Roman framework; some used an alternative British approach; and, others exploited the emerging Anglo-Saxon system - but for all warlords, the struggle was for power.
    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherThe History Press
    Release dateNov 8, 2011
    ISBN9780752475608
    Warlords: The Struggle for Power in Post-Roman Britain
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    Stuart Laycock

    Stuart Laycock studied Classics at Cambridge, before working as a writer in advertising. He is now a historian and writer, and is the author of THP's All the Countries We've Ever Invaded.

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