Pagans and Priests: The Coming of Christianity to Britain and Ireland

by Michelle Brown

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Michelle P. Brown tells the fascinating story of how Christianity arrived on these islands. We begin in the world of faith before the new religion took root, a world of sun, stars and standing stones. Brown then explores the arrival of Christianity, as new ideas reached British soil along with trade goods and, crucially, as the province was colonised by the Romans. By the time Rome withdrew at the start of the fifth century, the British church was thriving. Over the next 650 years, the islands played (sometimes reluctant) hosts to the Angles, Saxons, Frisians, Jutes and Vikings. Creativity flourished in art and literature, resulting in some of the world's most remarkable and beautiful works. Many of these have survived against the odds and continue to inspire us today.
  • ISBN13 9780745952949
  • Publish Date 1 January 1930
  • Publish Status Out of Print
  • Out of Print 27 January 2021
  • Publish Country GB
  • Imprint Lion Books
  • Format Paperback
  • Pages 224
  • Language English