Professor Peter Heather

It's a rowing boat. There's no sign of sails amongst being used by these populations until the Viking period in the 8th and 9th centuries. So they are rowing. Bigger rowing boats, small rowing boats, but they are rowing. It's not impossible that they could have hired ships with sails from the sort of more Roman parts. And I wouldn't put that out.

It's a rowing boat. There's no sign of sails amongst being used by these populations until the Viking period in the 8th and 9th centuries. So they are rowing. Bigger rowing boats, small rowing boats, but they are rowing. It's not impossible that they could have hired ships with sails from the sort of more Roman parts. And I wouldn't put that out.

You know, the Goths, when they raid across the Black Sea in the third century, hire ships and sailors from the old Greek cities of the Black Sea coast. So you couldn't rule that out. And it might be possible to put together a larger migration groups on that basis. But as far as we know, at least, we're talking about migration groups that are being carried by rowing boats.

You know, the Goths, when they raid across the Black Sea in the third century, hire ships and sailors from the old Greek cities of the Black Sea coast. So you couldn't rule that out. And it might be possible to put together a larger migration groups on that basis. But as far as we know, at least, we're talking about migration groups that are being carried by rowing boats.

You know, the Goths, when they raid across the Black Sea in the third century, hire ships and sailors from the old Greek cities of the Black Sea coast. So you couldn't rule that out. And it might be possible to put together a larger migration groups on that basis. But as far as we know, at least, we're talking about migration groups that are being carried by rowing boats.

Yes, I think so. That is what it suggests to me. The trouble is Gildas doesn't give us any specific geographical pointers as to where Aureus Ambrosius manages to restore British control to the Anglo-Saxon chronicles. is pretty rubbish. I mean, there are some things that are very clear. So it records a battle in the late fifth century at Durham.

Yes, I think so. That is what it suggests to me. The trouble is Gildas doesn't give us any specific geographical pointers as to where Aureus Ambrosius manages to restore British control to the Anglo-Saxon chronicles. is pretty rubbish. I mean, there are some things that are very clear. So it records a battle in the late fifth century at Durham.

Yes, I think so. That is what it suggests to me. The trouble is Gildas doesn't give us any specific geographical pointers as to where Aureus Ambrosius manages to restore British control to the Anglo-Saxon chronicles. is pretty rubbish. I mean, there are some things that are very clear. So it records a battle in the late fifth century at Durham.

I've been rear-ended, actually, just outside Durham Park. I know exactly where that is. It's on a huge ridge just north of Bath. And if you stand on that ridge, you see the whole of the Bristol plain. in front of you. It's pretty clear that's the moment when the British lose control of Somerset and push back towards Devon, you know, further away.

I've been rear-ended, actually, just outside Durham Park. I know exactly where that is. It's on a huge ridge just north of Bath. And if you stand on that ridge, you see the whole of the Bristol plain. in front of you. It's pretty clear that's the moment when the British lose control of Somerset and push back towards Devon, you know, further away.

I've been rear-ended, actually, just outside Durham Park. I know exactly where that is. It's on a huge ridge just north of Bath. And if you stand on that ridge, you see the whole of the Bristol plain. in front of you. It's pretty clear that's the moment when the British lose control of Somerset and push back towards Devon, you know, further away.

The Saxons extend their control out of these highlands and down into that Bristol plain. You can see that, but whether it took place in the date that it's supposed to have taken place, Neanderthals and Chronicles seems to me extremely doubtful.

The Saxons extend their control out of these highlands and down into that Bristol plain. You can see that, but whether it took place in the date that it's supposed to have taken place, Neanderthals and Chronicles seems to me extremely doubtful.

The Saxons extend their control out of these highlands and down into that Bristol plain. You can see that, but whether it took place in the date that it's supposed to have taken place, Neanderthals and Chronicles seems to me extremely doubtful.

It's a bit unclear. I think you can see some patterns. For instance, early medieval England is full of unfree people. So you have an unfree peasant labouring class who are not part of the political structures. I would have thought these must be the descendants of the Romano-British peasant agriculturalists

It's a bit unclear. I think you can see some patterns. For instance, early medieval England is full of unfree people. So you have an unfree peasant labouring class who are not part of the political structures. I would have thought these must be the descendants of the Romano-British peasant agriculturalists

It's a bit unclear. I think you can see some patterns. For instance, early medieval England is full of unfree people. So you have an unfree peasant labouring class who are not part of the political structures. I would have thought these must be the descendants of the Romano-British peasant agriculturalists

I mean, the thing we know now, which Victorians didn't know, is that the late Roman countryside of the 4th century is absolutely full of people. The estimates of populations for Britain in the 4th century put it up at the 4 million level. It's not going to get that high again until the eve of the Black Death.

I mean, the thing we know now, which Victorians didn't know, is that the late Roman countryside of the 4th century is absolutely full of people. The estimates of populations for Britain in the 4th century put it up at the 4 million level. It's not going to get that high again until the eve of the Black Death.

I mean, the thing we know now, which Victorians didn't know, is that the late Roman countryside of the 4th century is absolutely full of people. The estimates of populations for Britain in the 4th century put it up at the 4 million level. It's not going to get that high again until the eve of the Black Death.