The Ecclesiastical History of Orderic Vitalis: Volume 2: Books III and IV

by Orderic Vitalis

Overview

The Ecclesiastical History of Orderic Vitalis has been called the greatest of all medieval chronicles. Written in Normandy between 1114 and 1141, it is a detailed history of the Norman people and their conquests, full of vivid portraits of the lives and characters of men and women, kings and queens, lords and bishops, simple knights and humble villagers. The chronicle offers a unique, authentic picture of feudal society during a period of rapid change in church and state which saw the emergence of the Anglo-Norman realm, the spread of new forms of monasticism, and the launching of the Crusades.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780198202202
Publisher:	Oxford University Press
Publication date:	01/17/1991
Series:	Oxford Medieval Texts
Pages:	452
Product dimensions:	5.44(w) x 8.50(h) x 1.06(d)
Lexile:	1610L (what's this?)