Early Medieval Europe — Kingdoms, Vikings & Empire
Early Medieval Europe — Kingdoms, Vikings & Empire
The centuries after Rome were not a historical blank. This hub follows the rebuilding of kingship and military power from Charlemagne's empire to Viking expansion and Alfred's defence of Wessex.
- Alfred the Great, Vikings & Edington
- Charlemagne & the Carolingian Empire
- Stamford Bridge 1066
- Great Heathen Army 865–878 — the conquest before Alfred's recovery
- Battle of Brunanburh 937 — Æthelstan, Dublin, Scotland and the contested making of England