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This week we\u2019re joined by Senior Properties Historian Dr Susan Greaney and Howard Williams, Professor of Archaeology at the University of Chester, to discuss the early medieval period of British history that followed the collapse of Roman state control of lowland Britain and ended with the Norman conquest of 1066.\nThis was a time of migrations and far-reaching contacts, Christian conversion, kingdom formation and expansion, and Viking raids and settlement. But archaeological evidence tells us so much more about these fascinating centuries. Discover what happened after the Romans left Britain, who replaced them, why this period is often referred to as \u2018The Dark Ages\u2019 and why this problematic description is now being phased out.\nTo learn more about life in early medieval England, go to https://www.english-heritage.org.uk/learn/story-of-england/early-medieval/\nTo read Howard\u2019s open-access publication Digging into the Dark Ages: Early Medieval Public Archaeologies, visit https://www.archaeopress.com/ArchaeopressShop/Public/displayProductDetail.asp?id=%7BDE9A5B19-7AAD-4FA7-A097-060E0525533D%7D\nLearn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices