I had a go at this quiz and didn't do too badly.  It helped that I recently read 'An Ecclesiastical History of th eEnglish Peoples' by Bede, which is a fantastic book.  England in the 7th century was a very exciting place, full of kings and queens and saints and miracles.  A lot of powerful women about in those days, Christian queens converting their Pagan husbands, abbesses presiding over double monasteries, female saints performing miracles.  Stirring times indeed.

 

Louise

That was the century in which my home town was named, according to legend anyway. It involved St Chad, King Wulfhere of Mercia and his two sons, about 670 or so. 

That's really interesting.  I found Bede utterly thrilling, the modern UK seems very mundane compared to the England he describes, there was never a dull moment.

 

Louise

If mundane means central heating and running water I'll take it.

 

 

I certainly wouldn't want to live in the Dark Ages, given that I am used to all the comforts and conveniences of modern life, but it was a very exciting age, going by Bede. 

 

Louise