Read all about Early Britons with the Fact Cat! The Anglo Saxons came to Britain in the year 400, and they stayed until the Normans invaded in 1066. So who were the Anglo Saxons; find out where they came from, how they took English lands from the Early Britons, and how they ruled over the country and struggled to hold power agaist the raiding Vikings!

Follow the Fact Cat on a journey through Anglo Saxon England; find out where and how they lived, what they ate and what they believed in. Learn how we know about the lives of the Anglo Saxons with the evidence of artefacts and ancient sites that have been discovered.

Simple quiz questions at the back help readers to remember what they've just read.

Perfect one-stop-shop for help with homework assignments!

Broad-ranging appeal for nursery age through to Key Stage 2.

This book features in the following series: Fact Cat-History-Early Britons, History Series .

This book is suitable for Key Stage 2. KS2 covers school years 4, 5 and 6, and ages 8-11 years. A key stage is any of the fixed stages into which the national curriculum is divided, each having its own prescribed course of study. At the end of each stage, pupils are required to complete standard assessment tasks.

There are 24 pages in this book. This book was published 2016 by Hachette Children's Group .

Izzi Howell is an editor and author of books for children.

This book has the following chapters:

• 1: Who were the Anglo-Saxons?
• 1: Kings and rulers
• 1: Houses and villages
• 1: Food and cooking
• 1: Crafts
• 1: Religion
• 1: Weapons and armour
• 1: King Alfred and the Vikings
• 1: The Normans arrive
• 1: Quiz
• 1: Glossary
• 1: Index