The First Kingdom

The bestselling author of The King in the North turns his attention to the obscure era of British history known as ''the age of Arthur''.''Not just a valuable book, but a distinctive one as well'' ...

The bestselling author of The King in the North turns his attention to the obscure era of British history known as ''the age of Arthur''.''Not just a valuable book, but a distinctive one as well'' Tom Holland, Sunday Times''An accessible and illuminating book'' Gerard de Groot, The Times''A fascinating picture of Britain''s new-found independence'' This EnglandSomewhere between the departure of the Roman legions in the early fifth century and the arrival of Augustine''s Christian mission at the end of the sixth, the kingdoms of Early Medieval Britain were formed. But by whom? And out of what?T