1. Roman London: An Introduction
London History
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The End of the Roman Empire in Britain
The precise ending of the Roman Empire in Britain as elsewhere is difficult to pinpoint. It seems fairly clear that by about the mid-fifth century the institutions of Roman Britain are beginning to break down. The Anglo-Saxons moved their settlement further upriver to what is now Oldwich, Oldwich meaning Old Market in Anglo-Saxon. They remained there right up until the ninth century when under King Alfred the centre of London settlement is then moved back inside the old Roman city walls for protection against Vikings.
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