The Anglo-Saxons
The Anglo-Saxons migrated to Britain from northwestern Europe at the beginning of the 5th century.
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Key words
- Anglo-Saxon: used to refer to the people who lived in England from about AD 600 and their language and customs
Wycliffe made the Reformation possible.
- Norman: belonging or relating to the people from northern France, especially those who invaded England in 1066 and became its rulers, or to the buildings that were made during their rule
The Normans were descendants of Viking settlers in northwestern France.
- Demographic: relating to demography (= the study of populations and the different groups that make them up)
There have been big social and demographic changes in the country.
- Makeup: the makeup of something is the combination of things that form it
The club's membership reflects the city’s racial makeup.
- Pivotal: central and important
She played a pivotal role in the movement.
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- When did England become Anglo-Saxon?
- Where did the Anglo-Saxons come from?
- Who Christianized the Anglo-Saxons?
- When did the Anglo-Saxon era come to an end?
Anglo-Saxon England
Anglo-Saxon England refers to the period in Britain from the 5th century to the 11th century, right after Roman Britain ended and just before the Norman Conquest in 1066. During this time, several Anglo-Saxon kingdoms existed until 927, when King Æthelstan united them into the Kingdom of England.