Sheep-farming archaeologist, Francis Pryor, presents a brand new
historical series, which explores Britain A.D, the British national
character and the ultimate British icon King Arthur. Finding new and
previously unexplained evidence, Francis Pryor overturns the idea that
Britain reverted to a state of anarchy and disorder after the Romans
left in 410 AD. Instead of doom and gloom Francis discovers a continuous
culture that assimilated influences from as far a field as the Middle
East and Constantinople. By scrutinising the myth of King Arthur to find
out what was really going on when the Romans left, Francis is
confronted by evidence that confounds traditional views of the 'Dark
ages'. Nor was there an invasion of bloodthirsty Anglo Saxons, rampaging
across the countryside. With new archaeological evidence Francis
discovers a far more interesting story.
In the first programme of the series he tells the story of Roman Britain from the perspective of the native Britons rather than the conquering army and reveals that the invasion was not a brutal suppression of indigenous culture but a mutually beneficial experience which the Britons may have actually instigated.
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