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Situated in the middle of the Irish Sea, the Isle of Man is like a stepping-stone between the lands that surround it. In medieval times, it played an important role in the histories of Ireland, Scotland, England and Wales. This book explores the first part of that era, tracing the story of the Isle of Man from the fifth to the thirteenth centuries.

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St Columba is one of the most important figures in the early history of the British Isles. Drawing on contemporary sources and the latest modern research, this book traces Columbas achievements and legacy. It examines his roles as abbot, scholar and missionary as well as his involvement in the affairs of kings in both Ireland and northern Britain.

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A history of the social and political changes over the course of the first millenieum AD, charting the leadership of tribal chiefs and Roman Generals, and how the initiative was seized after their departure by the dynamic warrior kings of the Picts, Scots, Vikings, Britons, and Anglo-Saxons.

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In this book Tim Clarkson pieces together all the historical evidence to tell the story of the Pictish people from their emergence in Roman times to their eventual disappearance.

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Known as the Lady of the Mercians in the 900s, Aethelflaedruled Mercia on her own after her husbands death, leading the army to war and earning a fearsome reputation. She became a competent general and helped to drive the Vikings out of England. This book, published 1100 years after her death, tells her remarkable story.

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A historical biography of the mysterious, and legendary Irish saint, Columba

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Who was Merlin Is the famous wizard of Arthurian legend based on a real person In this book, Merlin's origins are traced back to the story of Lailoken, a mysterious 'wild man' who is said to have lived in the Scottish Lowlands in the sixth century AD.

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The North Britons are the least-known among the inhabitants of early medieval Scotland. Like the Picts and Vikings they played an important role in the shaping of Scottish history during the first millennium AD but their part is often neglected or ignored. This book traces the history of this native Celtic people through the troubled centuries.

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Analyses the political relationships between the Clyde Britons and their Anglo-Saxon neighbours; explains how the kingdom of Strathclyde, or Cumbria, became one of the great powers of the time; describes the origins of the English county of Cumberland and the western section of the English-Scottish border.