Saxons, Vikings and Normans: London from AD 900-1200
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In London
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Location
London
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This one day course looks at one of the most turbulent chapters in London’s long history, from AD 900 to AD1100.
This period sees the mid-Saxon settlement of Lundenwic abandoned, a new town laid out within the old Roman city
wall, and then invasions and occupations first by the Vikings and then by the Normans.
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About this course
Appreciate the dramatic changes in London’s topography that resulted from the major political and military events
that shaped this period and London’s subsequent development.
Reviews
Course programme
Why the old mid Saxon settlement was abandoned, the form and function of the newly-planned town laid out be
Alfred the Great, the impact made on London by the Vikings and then the Normans.
Additional information
Saxons, Vikings and Normans: London from AD 900-1200