1．IN THE BEGINNING 9
2．MAN BECOMES A FARMER 20
3．BRONZE AND IRON 30
4．ROME 45
5．JULIUS CAESAR COMES TO BRITAIN 59
6．THE CONQUEST OF BRITAIN 71
7．SOLDIERING IN ROMAN BRITAIN 83
8．TOWN LIFE 96
9．VILLAGE AND VILLA 111
10．INTO THE DARK 123
11．ANGLO-SAXON ENGLAND 137
12．PAGANS AND SAINTS 153
13．THE ANGLO-SAXON CHURCH 171
14．KINGS AND KINGDOMS 189
15．THE VIKINGS 194
16．ALFRED THE GREAT 208
17．THE DESCENDANTS OF ALFRED 226
18．THE SECOND COMING OF THE DANES 234
LIST OF KINGS 247
INDEX 249
LIST OF PLATES 253