The Saxons in Britain

A history of Britain from prehistoric and Roman times through the arrival of the Saxons the development of the Octarchy and up to the arrival of the Vikings and the reign of Aethelwulf father of Alfred the Great. BEFORE THE SAXONSThe Dawn of HistoryThe Ancient BritonsThe DruidsLanding of Julius CæsarCaractacus Boadicea and AgricolaDeparture of the RomansBritain after the Roman Period THE SAXON INVASIONThe Ancient SaxonsHengist Horsa Rowena and VortigernElla Cerdric and King ArthurEstablishment of the Saxon OctarchyThe Conversion of EthelbertEdwin King of the Deiri and BerniciaPenda the Pagan Monarch of MerciaDecline of the Saxon OctarchyOffa the TerribleEgbert King of All the Saxons APPENDICESAnglo-Saxon CultureReligionGovernment and LawsLiteratureArchitecture Art and ScienceCostume Manners Customs and Everyday LifeThis is a new edition of part of the volume History of the Anglo-Saxons originally published in 1850.