The Feudal Kingdom of England: 1042-1216 / Edition 5

by Frank Barlow

Overview

Now in its fifth edition, this hugely successful text remains as vivid and readable as ever. Frank Barlow illuminates every aspect of the Anglo-Norman world, but the central appeal of the book continues to be its firm narrative structure. Here is a fascinating story compellingly told.

At the beginning of the period he shows us an England that is still, politically and culturally, on the fringe of the classical world. By the end of John’s reign, the new world that has emerged was in outlook, structure and character, recognisable as part of the modern age.

Incorporating the findings of the most recent scholarship in the field – much of it Barlow’s own – the fifth edition includes new material on the role of women in Anglo-Norman England.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781138137820
Publisher:	Taylor & Francis
Publication date:	01/21/2016
Series:	A History of England
Edition description:	Revised
Pages:	416
Product dimensions:	6.12(w) x 9.19(h) x (d)

Table of Contents

List of Maps and Genealogical Tables. Introductory Note. Preface. 1. England in the Reign of Edward the Confessor. 2. The Reign of Edward the Confessor, 1042-1066. 3. The Norman Conquest of England, 1066-1086. 4. The Anglo-Norman Kingdom. 5. England and Normandy, 1066-1100. 6. The Zenith and the Nadir of Norman Rule, 100-1154. 7. Social Changes in England. 8. The Re-establishment of the Monarchy under Henry II, 1154-1179. 9. The Angevin Emprie, 1166-1206. 10. The Angevin Despotism, 1189-1216. Epilogue. Note on Books. Maps. Genealogical. Tables. Index.

Editorial Reviews

Surveys late Anglo-Saxon and Anglo-Norman England from the threshold of the Norman Conquest to the aftermath of the Magna Carta. An accessible narrative structure is interrupted occasionally with analytical and explanatory digressions. First published in 1955. This edition is the first reworking of the text for a decade, and incorporates findings from recent scholarship in the field, including material on the role of women in Anglo-Norman England. Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknew.com)

Booknews

'...readable and scholarly, and goes very far to enable us to see the life of those times clearly and to see it as a whole.' English Historical Review

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