The Anglo-Saxons held sway in this country from the time the Romans departed until the Norman Conquest; a period of over 600 years, in other words the same length of time from the present day back to late medieval England of the War of the Roses. By any standard, a considerable period.

The Anglo-Saxons held sway in this country from the time the Romans departed until the Norman Conquest; a period of over 600 years, in other words the same length of time from the present day back to late medieval England of the War of the Roses. By any standard, a considerable period.