From Roman Britain to Norman England

2. Auflage 2015
ISBN: 978-1-138-13152-1
Verlag: Taylor & Francis

Buch, Englisch, 336 Seiten, Format (B × H): 140 mm x 216 mm, Gewicht: 535 g

This revised edition of the classic text of the period provides both the student and the specialist with an informative account of post-Roman English society.
After a general survey of the main developments from the fourth century to the eleventh, the book offers analysis of:

* social organization
* the changing character of kingship, of royal government and the influence of the church
* the history of settlement
* the making of the landscape
* the growth of towns and trade
* the consequences of the Norman Conquest.
The author also considers the various influences; British, Frankish, Viking and Christian that helped shape English society and contributed to the making of a united kingdom.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Sawyer, P H

Fachgebiete

• Geisteswissenschaften Geschichtswissenschaft Geschichtswissenschaft Allgemein

Inhaltsverzeichnis

I: The seventh century and before; 2: The making of one kingdom; III: The making of the landscape; IV: Lords, kinsmen and neighbours; V: Kingship and government; VI: Towns and trade; VII: The church and society; VIII: The consequences of the Norman Conquest; IX: Postscript to the second edition

Über Autor(innen)

P.H. Sawyer