The Roman occupation of Britain ended in 410 but for at least half a century before that there were signs that things were going wrong. Jill will examine the evidence from archaeology and written sources to uncover the secrets of this lesser known period of our history.
Jill Stern is an historian. She graduated with first class honours in History from King’s College London. Much of her working life was spent as a teacher at Wycombe Abbey School and as chairman of a Health Authority in West London and vice-chairman of North Thames Regional Health Authority. Returning to academic study she gained an MA (Distinction) and a doctorate in seventeenth century Dutch history at University College London. As a doctoral student she was awarded the prestigious Pollard Prize for History. She has a book and many published articles to her credit. She has lectured in Britain, the Netherlands and New York. History is her lifelong passion and she is keen to share that passion.