Posted on 01/25/2026 8:39:47 PM PST by SunkenCiv
Discover the truth behind the "Dark Ages" of Britain and see how this period was more vibrant and connected than you've ever imagined.
Britain AD: The Shocking Truth Of The 5th Century | 49:11
Real History | 490K subscribers | 2,293 views | January 17, 2026
(Excerpt) Read more at youtube.com ...
Dear FRiends,
We need your continuing support to keep FR funded. Your donations are our sole source of funding. No sugar daddies, no advertisers, no paid memberships, no commercial sales, no gimmicks, no tax subsidies. No spam, no pop-ups, no ad trackers.
If you enjoy using FR and agree it's a worthwhile endeavor, please consider making a contribution today:
Click here: to donate by Credit Card
Or here: to donate by PayPal
Or by mail to: Free Republic, LLC - PO Box 9771 - Fresno, CA 93794
Thank you very much and God bless you,
Jim
...Far from being a time of chaos and collapse after the fall of Rome, this video dives deep into the real story of post-Roman Britain. Uncover fascinating archaeological findings that challenge the myth of a desolate wasteland, revealing thriving cities like York, innovative leaders, and a society that continued to trade and exchange ideas with the Mediterranean world. You'll see how evidence from cities, forts like Birdoswald, and stunning coastal sites at Tintagel and Devon prove that the so-called Dark Ages were instead a time of resilience, adaptation, and cultural brilliance.
Journey through ancient towns, witness archaeological breakthroughs, and learn about influential figures such as Gildas. Explore how recovered pottery, inscribed stones, and pollen analysis reveal a literate, intellectually advanced, and internationally connected Britain. This era even laid the foundations for modern European thought and culture. By the end, you'll discover how the myth of King Arthur fits into this rich tapestry of history and why the real Camelot might have been more remarkable than the legend itself.
Yes, back when everyone in the U.K. was white, and mostly Christian.
Yes, back when everyone in the U.K. was white, and mostly Christian.
The “Dark Ages” was a derogatory term invented by the so-called “Enlightenment thinkers” who wanted to contrast the centuries before them (which were actually an Age of Faith and scholarship) with their own societally destructive and anti-religious ideas. As a result, people in modern times have been conditioned to think of these times as ones of only ignorance and superstition. If one automatically employs this term in regard to those times, he is showing an ignorance of history and culture.
What brought the civilization down was a few petty kings decided to import people from Germany to shore up their power.
And once those imports realized that there was a richer land with only minor defenses just waiting to be plundered they.... plundered.
Importing people en mass rarely ends well.
But I am sure the British are smart enough to take lessons from history and not repeat the errors of the past.
Wouldn’t that be the time o?f the actual Arthur
Alas, it’s likely that there was no actual Arthur.
During the 3rd century there was a massive dying off in the contemporary empires (Rome, Parthia, India, Han China) thanks to one or more plagues. The same scourge hit the barbarians as well, which delayed the total collapse of Rome’s border barriers.
During the fragmented rule of various overlapping emperors, the Romans had at least a temporary rule in Jutland (basically, modern Denmark; a rescue dig in Copenhagen, during early phase of some construction, turned up a Roman cemetery); the forests of Jutland were cleared during that time. This probably took place during the few years of the probably illiterate Emperor Maximinus Thrax, as traces of a large battle dating to his time were excavated not many years ago in n Germany.
Taking centuries, the forests grew back in time for Svein Forkbeard’s 20 year preparations for his invasion of England. He needed timber for barracks and ships.
It could be that Roman withdrawal from Jutland opened the door for Angles, Saxons, and Jutes to issue forth from the Baltic. OTOH, the Saxon Shore was a Roman command spanning both sides of the Channel, because various non-Roman groups merely arrived overland in mass migrations, possibly into already emptied or sparsely populated lands, while fleeing the plague in their own homelands to the east.
The climate cooled as well — 100 percent naturally — and as with the much more recent Little Ice Age, some of the population collapse could very well have stemmed from crop failures as the planting practices didn’t keep pace with the cold rainy conditions.
Of course, everything had to unfold the way that it did to lead to the result we see, which includes, we all got born.
Well, I do approve of that. :)
/sips gently from the skull of her enemy
Oh bloody hell
Now I have to watch that.
•again •
😑
The NHS was much better, you could get a blood-lance for just a hundred ducats and you were home by the Evening News. That was read by the local scribe outside your bedroom window.
Also you could get a decent meal.
Boorman was an artistic genius, the movie is simply visually stunning and Nicol Williamson stole the show.
Best Merlin Ever.
Also you could get a decent meal.
Everybody knows British cuisine was the pits ‘til Gordon Ramsay saved it...
Yes, though the consideration was Briton vs Scotti vs Angles vs Saxons vs Poct
Protestantism lead to athiesm and the two spun the myth of the Dark Ages to serve satan against their mortal enemy, the catholic Church.
Disclaimer: Opinions posted on Free Republic are those of the individual posters and do not necessarily represent the opinion of Free Republic or its management. All materials posted herein are protected by copyright law and the exemption for fair use of copyrighted works.
