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How different is this book from Anglo-Saxon England by F.M. Stenton? I've just read it and wonder whether there's extra info in Morris that Stenton might have missed.

Ryan Patrick Stenton was a major scholar and he covers more ground than any modern survey of the period, but his account is, let's say, a classic (i.e. a bit dated…moreStenton was a major scholar and he covers more ground than any modern survey of the period, but his account is, let's say, a classic (i.e. a bit dated). Morris will be more up to date and less dense, and probably a bit more readable. Unless you need to be au courant on all things Anglo-Saxon England, your reading of Stenton should be enough.(less)

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