# Roman administration disappears from Britain (410)

URL: https://english-history.com/timeline/410-roman-administration-disappears-from-britain
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Local elites and former Roman communities increasingly governed without imperial officials or regular Roman troops. Within the broader Post-Roman Britain period, Roman institutions gave way to competing Brittonic and Anglo-Saxon kingdoms while Christianity was rebuilt through continental and Irish missions. This event is placed at c. 410 in the chronology so it can be read alongside the political, military, social and cultural changes around it. The collapse created the political vacuum in which Brittonic, Anglo-Saxon and other regional kingdoms emerged.

## Why it matters
The collapse created the political vacuum in which Brittonic, Anglo-Saxon and other regional kingdoms emerged.

Ruler at the time: [Post-Roman and Anglo-Saxon Kingdoms](https://english-history.com/rulers/post-roman-and-anglo-saxon-kingdoms)

## Sources
- [Wikipedia topic lookup — Roman administration disappears from Britain](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:Search?search=Roman+administration+disappears+from+Britain&go=Go)
- [Encyclopaedia Britannica topic lookup — Roman administration disappears from Britain](https://www.britannica.com/search?query=Roman+administration+disappears+from+Britain)
- [Wikipedia — Timeline of British history](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Timeline_of_British_history_%28before_1000%29)
- [Encyclopaedia Britannica — Anglo-Saxon England topic search](https://www.britannica.com/search?query=Anglo-Saxon%20England)