The Saxons

<p>Saxon mercenaries, collapsing Roman order, and a new chapter for Britain. Tristan Hughes is joined by Dr Peter Heather to explore the mysterious Saxon migrations, their Germanic roots, and how they shaped early medieval Britain. A gripping dive into post-Roman chaos and emerging kingdoms.</p><br><p>MORE</p><p><strong>The Fall of Roman Britain</strong></p><p><a href="https://open.spotify.com/episode/6vMwL1dueziXVNOwloY9xn" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://open.spotify.com/episode/6vMwL1dueziXVNOwloY9xn</a></p><p><strong>The Origins of London</strong></p><p><a href="https://open.spotify.com/episode/0vE8PGKJ858AY1bhwd4D0r" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://open.spotify.com/episode/0vE8PGKJ858AY1bhwd4D0r</a></p><br><p>Presented by Tristan Hughes. Audio editor is Nick Thomson, the producer is Joseph Knight. The senior producer is Anne-Marie Luff.</p><p>Theme music from Motion Array, all other music from Epidemic Sounds</p><p><em>The Ancients is a History Hit podcast.</em></p><br><p><strong>Sign up to History Hit for hundreds of hours of original documentaries, with a new release every week and ad-free podcasts. Sign up at </strong><a href="https://www.historyhit.com/subscribe" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><strong><u>https://www.historyhit.com/subscribe</u></strong></a><strong>.</strong>&nbsp;</p><br><p>You can take part in our listener survey <a href="https://www.surveymonkey.co.uk/r/6FFT7MK" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">here</a>:</p><p><a href="https://uk.surveymonkey.com/r/6FFT7MK" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://uk.surveymonkey.com/r/6FFT7MK</a></p> <hr><p style='color:grey; font-size:0.75em;'> Hosted on Acast. See <a style='color:grey;' target='_blank' rel='noopener noreferrer' href='https://acast.com/privacy'>acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.</p>