Friends of Museum & Art Swindon - Monthly Talk

David looks at the evidence from North Wiltshire of how the Saxons came to settle in England as the power of the Roman Empire had faded and England had become a failed state. Men and women were buried with their treasured possessions that showed their status in life, providing a vivid picture of how society was organised. The coming of Christianity and the rise of the Kingdom of Wessex was challenged by Viking invaders, before King Alfred led the fight-back, leading to a flowering of learning and culture.