In 1939 one of the most amazing archaeological finds ever made in England was unearthed at Sutton Hoo in Suffolk.
The outline of an ancient burial ship containing treasures including a stunning helmet from Britain’s Dark Ages.
And it suddenly shone a light on a forgotten warrior king.
Because most historians believe the man who wore that helmet and was buried at Sutton Hoo was Raedwald, king of East Anglia. A man who was so powerful that he was acknowledged by all the other Anglo-Saxon Kings as the premier King, the Bretwalda.
Chapters
0:36 Sutton Hoo
1:51 Dark Age Britain
3:53 Sutton Hoo Helmet
5:44 Anglo saxon Kingdoms
6:41 Britons v Anglo Saxons
7:28 The Bretwaldas
8:10 East Anglia
8:51 Raedwald
10:18 Aethelfrith of Northumbria
11:52 Edwin
13:08 Battle of The River Idle
15:42 Raedwald Bretwalda
16:53 Afer Radwald
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