1. Introducing the Anglo-Saxons Photo courtesy of The Thegns of Mercia

2. The Anglo-Saxons arrived in Britain after the Romans left in the year 410AD

3. England did not exist when the Anglo-Saxons arrived, instead they lived in small countries known as Kingdoms because they were ruled by a King. In the midlands there was a kingdom called Mercia that was once the most powerful Kingdom in England

4. The Anglo-Saxon Kingdoms were often at war. After centuries of fighting they come together as one country: England

5. The Anglo- Saxons were not only Warriors, they were also artistic people that wrote poems and riddles, made beautiful jewellery and fine carvings. © Trustees of the British Museum

6. The Last Anglo-Saxon King was Harold, he was defeated by William the Conqueror at the battle of Hastings in 1066. Photo courtesy of The Thegns of Mercia