Anglo-Saxon England existed between the times of the Roman Empire and the Norman conquest, from the 5th to the 11th century AD. Until 927 there were various Anglo-Saxon kingdoms in Britain, which were then united under King Athelstan.

1. FIYAZ MUGHAL
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2. ANGLO-SAXON
ENGLAND
Anglo-Saxon England existed between the times of
the Roman Empire and the Norman conquest, from
the 5th to the 11th century AD. Until 927 there were
various Anglo-Saxon kingdoms in Britain, which
were then united under King Athelstan.
THE LAST
ROMAN
EMPEROR TO
LEAD GREAT
BRITAIN WAS
CONSTANTINE
III, WHO BEGAN
WITHDRAWING
HIS ARMIES
WHEN
EUROPE WAS
INVADED BY
BARBARIANS.

3. THE END OF ROMAN
RULE
The last Roman Emperor to lead
Great Britain was Constantine III,
who began withdrawing his armies
when Europe was invaded by bar-
barians. To strengthen his remai-
ning forces, Constantine’s armies
enlisted Anglo-Saxon mercenaries.
These mercenaries mutinied in
about 442, most likely as they had
not been paid. Fighting continued
between the Anglo-Saxons and the
Romans until about the year 500.
ANGLO-SAXON
KINGDOMS
There were four main kingdo-
ms recognised in Anglo-Saxon
England: East Anglia, Mercia, Nor-
thumbria and Wessex. Essex, Kent
and Sussex were minor kingdoms,
and there were various other terri-
tories and minor kingdoms inclu-
ding Surrey and the Isle of Wight.
In 1066, armies led by Duke William
II of Normandy invaded and occu-
pied England, ending the Anglo-Sa-
xon reign. There are still many
remnants of Saxon fortifications
that can be found in Britain today.
“
THERE WERE FOUR
MAIN KINGDOMS
RECOGNISED IN
ANGLO-SAXON
ENGLAND: EAST
ANGLIA, MERCIA,
NORTHUMBRIA AND
WESSEX.
“

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