Invasions c. 910

Throughout much of the 9th and 10th centuries, Europe was raided and settled by a number of different societies on its periphery. Vikings launched raids across the sea from Scandinavia in the north,... Read More

Irish Churchmen and Scholars in Europe

Traces of the earliest Irish missionaries in Europe come in fabular form through the fog of the early Dark Ages. St Fridolin is reported to have founded churches and abbeys as far afield as... Read More

Early Wales c .600–900

From the 6th century, most of Wales became christianized through the efforts of missionaries, amongst them St David and St Teilo. At this time, there was encroachment from Anglo–Saxon settlers,... Read More

England’s Population in 1086

William the Conqueror commissioned the Domesday Book after his conquest of England in 1066. Its survey, completed in 1086, gave an overview of population and a breakdown of which lands were leased to... Read More

Unification of Wales 800

The Kings of Gwynedd were the dominant force in Wales from the 9th century, but their own laws of succession, with their realms being divided between their male heirs, repeatedly confounded their... Read More

Early Saxon Kingdoms c. 600

After the Romans abandoned Britain in 410 CE, the Brittanic tribes were left vulnerable to attack. Consequently, a period of migration into Britain by Germanic tribes began as they settled in the... Read More

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