Anglo-Saxon England

Anglo-Saxon England, also known as early medieval England, was a historical land roughly corresponding to present-day England. This period spanned from the end of Roman rule in Britain in the 5th century until the Norman Conquest in 1066. Its territory stretched north to present-day Lothian in southeastern Scotland, though it initially excluded western areas like Cornwall and Cumbria. The 5th and 6th centuries saw the collapse of economic and political structures, leading to a new Anglo-Saxon language and culture, driven by migrations from northern Gaul and the North Sea coast. By the late 6th century, England was dominated by small pagan kingdoms, conventionally called a Heptarchy, which were converted to Christianity during the 7th century.