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Kings & Queens of England: 1/8: The Saxons Get the Savagery Started is the first in a series of eight videos providing an overview of the lives and the interesting and scandalous stories of the Kings and Queens of England. This video covers the early Anglo Saxon kings and the conquering Viking kings of Denmark up to the Norman conquest of 1066. Kings included are Alfred the Great, Edward the Elder, Æthelstan, Edmund I, Eadred, Eadwig, Edgar the Peaceful, Edward the Martyr, Æthelred the Unready, Sweyn Forkbeard, Edmund Ironside, Cnut, Harold Harefoot, Harthacnut, and Edward the Confessor.
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Have a look. The Galloway Hoard is a rich collection of gold, silver, glass, crystal, stone, and earthen objects from Viking times (793–1066 AD) during the Early Middle Ages.
Watch. Based on The Saxon Stories by Bernard Cornwell, The Last Kingdom is a television series created and developed by Stephen Butchard. Vikings is a television series created and written by Michael Hirst.
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Mysteries of the Middle Ages by Thomas Cahill is a tour of the 12th, 13th, and early 14th centuries. On a wonderful journey through time, Cahill opens a door to the people who lived 800 years ago.
The Medieval Cookbook by Maggie Black is a collection of recipes and social history from the Middle Ages.
Children of Ash and Elm by Neil Price is an extensive volume about the expansion of the Scandanavians into the wider world during the Viking Age (750-1050 AD).
The Anglo-Saxons by Marc Morris is a history of the formation of England during the Early Middle Ages (400-1066 AD).
The Saxon Stories is a series written by Bernard Cornwell about England in the ninth and tenth centuries. The Last Kingdom television series is based on it.
The Vikings: Culture and Conquest by Martin Arnold is about who the Vikings were, what they did, why they did it, and how we know about them.
Unruly: The Ridiculous History of England's Kings and Queens by David Mitchell is a funny book for anyone who has wondered how the British monarchy came to be--and who is to blame.
American Vikings by Martyne Whittock is a book in which Whittock explores how the Vikings first sailed into the lands, and later into the imaginations, of America.
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Britannica is an online encyclopedia with thousands of articles, biographies, videos, and other resources.
The National Portrait Gallery has a family tree of the Kings and Queens of England from 871 to the present day.
Medieval Chronicles is a great resource for information about people, castles, weapons, and more.
English Heritage cares for prehistoric and historic sites including great medieval castles.
Ben Johnson connects modern Christmas celebrations with traditions from medieval times.