The Birth of Modern Britain

'Hugely enjoyable!You will learn a lot from it -- and one of the things is how much work has gone into unearthing all this stuff. You will certainly never look at the A5 in the same way again' Daily Telegraph 'No one person has previously attempted such a journey into Britain's entire archaeological past, and this book brings the series to a successful -- and refreshingly jargon-free -- conclusion' BBC History magazine '[Pryor's] enthusiasm for getting his hands dirty is infectious' Sunday Times 'Much to admire!fascinating details' Guardian 'Immensely fascinating case histories' Daily Express Reviews for 'Britain in the Middle Ages': 'Its argument is a profound and contentious one. Hugely entertaining' Daily Telegraph 'A triumph ! gives us a much better idea of what really went on in Britain a thousand years ago than many a purely document-based history.' TLS 'Highly illuminating. Pryor has produced a very fine synthesis of the key debates in early medieval and medieval archaeology ! Anyone who isn't familiar with these themes will be much enlightened on reading this.' BBC History 'Pryor is that rare combination of a first-rate working archaeologist and a good writer with the priceless ability of being able to explain complex ideas clearly ! he leads one along the highways and byways of archaeology and history, on a sort of walking tour through the past, giving one a flavour of the times ! This is popular archaeology at its best: engaging, knowledgeable and provocative, propelled by the author's zestful, insatiable curiosity.' Times Higher Education Supplement