From Roman Britain to Norman England / / P.H. Sawyer
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| Autore: |
Sawyer P. H.
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| Titolo: |
From Roman Britain to Norman England / / P.H. Sawyer
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| Pubblicazione: | London ; ; New York : , : Routledge, , 1998 |
| Edizione: | 2nd ed. |
| Descrizione fisica: | 1 online resource (337 p.) |
| Disciplina: | 942.01 |
| Soggetto topico: | Archaeology, Medieval |
| Soggetto geografico: | Great Britain History Anglo-Saxon period, 449-1066 |
| Great Britain History Norman period, 1066-1154 | |
| England Civilization To 1066 | |
| Note generali: | Description based upon print version of record. |
| Nota di bibliografia: | Includes bibliographical references (p. [287]-311) and index. |
| Nota di contenuto: | Cover; Title; Copyright; Dedication; Contents; List of figures; Note on references and chronology; Abbreviations; Preface; Preface to the second edition; I THE SEVENTH CENTURY AND BEFORE; 1 The sources for early English history; 2 Seventh-century Britain; 3 Britain and the Romans; 4 Britain after the Romans; 5 The conversion of the English; II THE MAKING OF ONE KINGDOM; 1 The Mercian hegemony; 2 The Vikings; 3 The West Saxon empire; III THE MAKING OF THE LANDSCAPE; IV LORDS, KINSMEN AND NEIGHBOURS; V KINGSHIP AND GOVERNMENT; VI TOWNS AND TRADE; 1 Towns in Domesday Book; 2 Origins |
| VII THE CHURCH AND SOCIETYVIII THE CONSEQUENCES OF THE NORMAN CONQUEST; POSTSCRIPT TO THE SECOND EDITION; Bibliographical note; Additional bibliographical note; Bibliography; Index | |
| Sommario/riassunto: | 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; Brit |
| Titolo autorizzato: | From Roman Britain to Norman England |
| ISBN: | 1-134-68246-8 |
| 1-134-68247-6 | |
| 1-280-31890-2 | |
| 0-203-45046-9 | |
| Formato: | Materiale a stampa  |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione: | Inglese |
| Record Nr.: | 9910815448203321 |
| Lo trovi qui: | Univ. Federico II |
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