EPISODE THREE – THE LATER ANGLO-SAXONS Sunday

Sun 18 Oct · 16:00

Bear Steps Art Gallery and Medieval Hall

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Episode three of the later Anglo-Saxons series will be held at Bear Steps Art Gallery and Medieval Hall in Shrewsbury on Sunday, October 18th at 16:00. The event explores topics including Anglo-Saxon royalty, Offa's dyke, Viking presence, and society.

Episode 3

The later Anglo-Saxons

Anglo-Saxon royalty and Shropshire, Offa and the dyke, the Viking presence, Anglo-Saxon society, learn mor.

THE LATER ANGLO-SAXONS

Part One – The Later Anglo-Saxons

· The Heptarchy and the Vikings

Part Two – Anglo-Saxon Royalty in Shropshire

· King Penda

· The Battle of Maserfield and the foundation of Oswestry

· King Offa and the expansion of Mercian rule

· The failure of Offa’s succession plan

· Aethelflaed – Lady of the Mercians

· Wessex takes control

· The foundation of St Alkmund’s Church

· The Vikings in Shropshire

· King Edgar and the refoundation of St Mary’s Church

· King Aethelred the Unready and the twelve ‘better citizens’

Part Three – Offa’s Dyke

· The length of Offa’s Dyke

· The reality of the dyke and the national trail

Part Four – The Vikings

· The destruction of Wenlock Priory

· The winter camp at Quatford

· The prophecy and the Battle of Tettenhall

Part Five – Anglo-Saxon Society

· Kinship and family

· Blood feud

· The King’s Peace

· Wergild

· The hundred and the tithing

· The nature of society

· Anglo-Saxon names

· Coins, barter and taxation

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EPISODE THREE – THE LATER ANGLO-SAXONS Sunday takes place on Sunday, 18 October 2026 at 16:00.

EPISODE THREE – THE LATER ANGLO-SAXONS Sunday is held at Bear Steps Art Gallery and Medieval Hall in Shrewsbury (2 Saint Alkmonds Place, Shrewsbury, SY1 1UJ).

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Episode 3

The later Anglo-Saxons

Anglo-Saxon royalty and Shropshire, Offa and the dyke, the Viking presence, Anglo-Saxon society, learn mor.

THE LATER ANGLO-SAXONS

Part One – The Later Anglo-Saxons

· The Heptarchy and the Vikings

Part Two – Anglo-Saxon Royalty in Shropshire

· King Penda

· The Battle of Maserfield and the foundation of Oswestry

· King Offa and the expansion of Mercian rule

· The failure of Offa’s succession plan

· Aethelflaed – Lady of the Mercians

· Wessex takes control

· The foundation of St Alkmund’s Church

· The Vikings in Shropshire

· King Edgar and the refoundation of St Mary’s Church

· King Aethelred the Unready and the twelve ‘better citizens’

Part Three – Offa’s Dyke

· The length of Offa’s Dyke

· The reality of the dyke and the national trail

Part Four – The Vikings

· The destruction of Wenlock Priory

· The winter camp at Quatford

· The prophecy and the Battle of Tettenhall

Part Five – Anglo-Saxon Society

· Kinship and family

· Blood feud

· The King’s Peace

· Wergild

· The hundred and the tithing

· The nature of society

· Anglo-Saxon names

· Coins, barter and taxation

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2 Saint Alkmonds Place, Shrewsbury, SY1 1UJ

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When is EPISODE THREE – THE LATER ANGLO-SAXONS Sunday?

EPISODE THREE – THE LATER ANGLO-SAXONS Sunday takes place on Sunday, 18 October 2026 at 16:00.

Where is EPISODE THREE – THE LATER ANGLO-SAXONS Sunday taking place?

EPISODE THREE – THE LATER ANGLO-SAXONS Sunday is held at Bear Steps Art Gallery and Medieval Hall in Shrewsbury (2 Saint Alkmonds Place, Shrewsbury, SY1 1UJ).