Hey #Twitterstorians, what's the best one-volume history of England up to the Conquest?
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Which of Yorke's would you recommend? Conversion of Britain sounds v interesting.
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I suspect Caitlin had 'Kings and Kingdoms of Early Anglo-Saxon England' in mind, which is her classic.
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Her books are generally excellent, but I was indeed thinking of Kings and Kingdoms, which gives a narrative & discussion of each kingdom in turn :) https://www.amazon.co.uk/Kings-Kingdoms-Early-Anglo-Saxon-England/dp/041516639X …
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Ah, that sounds amazing! (Actually, quite a few of her books have titles that are saying, Read Me, quite loudly.)
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(The review by James Campbell of John Morris's tome, for any who are interested :) https://books.google.co.uk/books?id=uL_Y7Cw9QcUC&lpg=PP1&pg=PA121#v=onepage&q&f=false …)
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Can't see it all on Google Books, but what a glorious review! Loved this, in particular: "He uses to excess the ancient historian's black arts for making objects resembling bricks with odd stalks of what may or may not be straw."
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It's one of my all-time favourite reviews! :) Whilst most people pulled Morris's book to shreds, he both attacks where justified but also points out that there are some sparkling ideas hidden in there which might be of interest to the wary!
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Halsall I like for his iconoclasm, but view it as an 'enjoyable and interesting read' rather than a 'standard accepted narrative'. Yorke is also very good - with the same caveat as Kirby on being quite academic.
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I think it's a wonderful stimulus to thought, with some great ideas (and nice to have an 'outsider' perspective!), but I v much hesitate to recommend to folks who are already well-grounded in the immediate post-Roman period in Britain, it's ongoing debates & sources etc...!
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*aren't already well-grounded etc, not are!
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From the lay perspective I have to say the Higham and Ryan is particularly readable without being condescending or trivial.
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That's really good to hear! Thank you.
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