Download or read book Anglo-Saxon England written by Frank M. Stenton and published by Oxford Paperbacks. This book was released on 2001-06-07 with total page 822 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book covers the emergence of the earliest English kingdoms to the establishment of the Anglo-Norman monarchy in 1087. Professor Stenton examines the development of English society, describes the chief phases in the history of the Anglo-Saxon Church, and studies the unification of Britain begun by the kings of Mercia, and completed by the kings of Wessex. The result is a fascinating insight into this period of English history.