The Conversion of Britain: Religion, Politics and Society in Britain, 600-800

by Barbara Yorke

Book Overview

The Britain of 600-800 AD was populated by four distinct peoples; the British, Picts, Irish and Anglo-Saxons. They spoke 3 different languages, Gaelic, Brittonic and Old English, and lived in a diverse cultural environment. In 600 the British and the Irish were already Christians. In contrast the conversion of the Anglo-Saxons and Picts occurred somewhat later, at the end of the 6th and during the 7th century. Religion was one of the ways through...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0582772923
• ISBN13: 9780582772922
• Release Date: June 2006
• Publisher: Routledge
• Length: 350 Pages
• Weight: 1.35 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 6.4" x 9.2"