Anglo-Saxon England

by Frank M. Stenton

Overview

Discussing the development of English society, from the growth of royal power to the establishment of feudalism after the Norman Conquest, this book focuses on the emergence of the earliest English kingdoms and the Anglo-Norman monarchy in 1087. It also describes the chief phases in the history of the Anglo-Saxon church, drawing on many diverse examples; the result is a fascinating insight into this period of English history.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780191501289
Publisher:	OUP Oxford
Publication date:	02/18/1970
Series:	Oxford History of England , #2
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
File size:	19 MB
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About the Author

Sir Frank Stenton (1880-1967) was Professor of History at Reading University from 1926 to 1946 and its Vice-Chancellor from 1946 to 1950.

Table of Contents

1. The Age of Migration2. The Kingdoms of the Southern English3. Anglian Northumbria4. The Conversion of the English People5. The English Church from Theodore to Boniface6. Learning and Literature in Early England7. The Ascendancy of the Mercian Kings8. The Age of Alfred9. The Structure of Early English Society10. The Conquest of Scandinavian England11. The Decline of the Old English Monarchy12. England and the Scandinavian World13. The Tenth Century Reformation14. England before the Conquest (i) The Peasants and their Lords, (ii) The Danelaw, (iii) Towns and Trade15. The Last Years of the Old English State16. The Norman Conquest17 - The Norman Settlement. 18. The Reorganization of the English ChurchEpilogue: The Anglo-Norman StateBibliographyKey to Anglo-Saxon Place NamesIndex

Editorial Reviews

"[O]ne of the most valuable contributions ever made to our knowledge of the history of our own land."—English Historical Review

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