Strathclyde and the Anglo-Saxons in the Viking Age - Strathclyde and the English, Ad 750 to 1100

This book traces the history of relations between the kingdom of Strathclyde and Anglo-Saxon England in the Viking period of the ninth to eleventh centuries AD. It puts the spotlight on the North Britons or 'Cumbrians', an ancient people whose kings ruled from a power-base at Govan on the western side of present-day Glasgow. In the tenth century, these kings extended their rule southward from Clydesdale to the southern shore of the Solway Firth, bringing their language and culture to a region that had been in English hands for more than two hundred years. They played a key role in many of the great political events of the time, whether leading their armies in battle or forging treaties to preserve a fragile peace. Their extensive realm, which was also known as 'Cumbria', was eventually conquered by the Scots, but is still remembered today in the name of an English county. How this county acquired the name of a long-vanished kingdom centred on the River Clyde is one of the topics covered in this book.It is part of a wider history that forms an important chapter in the story of how England and Scotland emerged from the early medieval period or 'Dark Ages' as the countries we know today.

About the author

Tim Clarkson gained a PhD in medieval history (2003) from the University of Manchester and is a Fellow of the Society of Antiquaries of Scotland. He is the author of many books on medieval history including Scotland’s Merlin, The Picts: A History, The Makers of Scotland and Aethelflaed: Lady of the Mercians.

Product details

• Authors: Tim Clarkson, Clarkson Tim
• Publisher: Donald John publishers
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 20.10.2014
• EAN: 9781906566784
• ISBN: 978-1-906566-78-4
• No. of pages: 224
• Dimensions: 155 mm x 235 mm x 17 mm
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > History > General, dictionaries; Non-fiction book; Cumbria, HISTORY / Europe / Great Britain / Scotland, HISTORY / Europe / Great Britain / Middle Ages (449-1066), CE period up to c 1500, British & Irish history, c 1000 CE to c 1500, Early history: c 500 to c 1450/1500, c 500 to c 1000 CE, European history: medieval period, middle ages, Lowland Scotland and Borders, Lowland Scotland & Borders, HISTORY / Europe / Medieval, C 500 CE To C 1000 CE, Cumbria & Lake District