I didn't much like studying history at school, but over the past couple of years I've started trying to educate myself. One period that particularly interests me is English history around 800 A.D.to 1100 A.D.
I was hoping people could recommend me some books about this period. I don't expect anything to cover the whole period, but I'd be interested in anything about the end of the heptarchy, the establishment of the Danelaw, the unification of England, and the Norman conquest.
A few books that you might like include Nicolas Higham's The Anglo-Saxon World ~ A good introduction to the Anglo-Saxons.
Robin Fleming's Britain After Rome ~ Provides a authoritative account of how Britain transformed after 410 AD
David Hogwarth's 1066: The Year of the Conquest ~ Places the Battle of Hastings within the context of the whole year. A truly tumultuous year starting with Edward the Confessor's death & ending with the coronation of William The "bastard" Conqueror.
Another book worth checking out would be Marc Morris's The Norman Conquest ~ Which looks at How & Why the conquest happened. Hopefully this helped, also you could try contacting /u/bitparity or /u/alriclofgar as they both specialise in Post-Roman Britain