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Light from the
Dark Ages An
overview of Romano & Anglo-Saxon & Celtic
Life in the 'Dark Ages' (Paperback - 4 Jan 2011) Light from the Dark Ages describes
historical events in Britain with much emphasis of the Roman occupation of
Britain, which includes bilingual listings in Latin and English of Roman
Forts together with a list of the various Legions. That identifies their
geographical distribution south of Hadrian’s Wall the most northerly border
of Roman rule in Britain. Emphasis is placed on identifying
British tribes present from the earliest days of occupation such as
Caractacus .The leader of the Catuvellauni tribe when Romans invaded in 43AD,
led by Plautius Caractacus was also the overlord of all the tribes of
south-eastern Britain The author commences with a brief
account of a Celtic Iron Age hill
fort in South Wales, similar to the type Arthur may have used temporarily
during his battles, which may have set the stage for his later large fortress
at Cadbury castle as postulated by the late
belated archaeologist (and Arthurian) Leslie Alcock., the book further
investigates ‘The Historic Arthur.’ Boudica (also spelled Boudicca and later in error Boadicea) the
Queen of a Celtic tribe is represented and the manner in which she was a
furious adversary of the Romans from her kingdom which after Prasutagus (her
husband died) was annexed,as she was flogged and her daughters raped.
Known as “Buddig” in Welsh, she understandebly with good reason led an uprising against the
occupying forces of the Roman Empire. Suetonius, meanwhile, regrouped his
forces and defeated the Britons in the
Battle of Watling Street. His
eventual victory over Boudica secured Roman control of the province.
It has been stated that Boudica
killed herself so she would not be captured. The book includes a timeline
from 79 AD to 446 AD to assist the reader in understanding the chronologically flow of events in Britain
during Roman Rule. A later timeline
(until 1066 AD) assists the reader to
understand tribal factions and often armed regional disputes up until
the period that all regions in Britain amalgamated into one Nation. Included are chapters from
the Anglo Saxon Chronicles also Geoffrey of Monmouth’s ‘Historia Regum
Brittanie’ together with the ‘Ecclesiastical History of England’ by Bede, to
give the reader a composite picture, and a diary of events that culminated in
the unification of all regions,
becoming a united nation after the
invasion by William ‘the conqueror’ in 1066 |
