This course provides an overview of the history and archaeology of Britain between 400 and 1100 AD. Taught through a series of thematic case-studies, it is designed to cover issues of constructed ethnicity, migration, slavery, gender, memory and myth. No previous knowledge of the period is required, and students will be encouraged and supported to engage with a fascinating range of source materials. In a chronological sweep through 700 years of British history, the course covers the age of migration, pagan belief systems, the origins of kingdoms, the conversion to Christianity and the impacts of the Viking Age.