The Anglo-Saxon Age: A Very Short Introduction

by John Blair

Overview

First published as part of the best-selling The Oxford Illustrated History of Britain, John Blair's Very Short Introduction to the Anglo-Saxon Age covers the emergence of the earliest English settlements to the Norman victory in 1066. This book is a brief introduction to the political, social, religious, and cultural history of Anglo-Saxon England. ABOUT THE SERIES: The Very Short Introductions series from Oxford University Press contains hundreds of titles in almost every subject area. These pocket-sized books are the perfect way to get ahead in a new subject quickly. Our expert authors combine facts, analysis, perspective, new ideas, and enthusiasm to make interesting and challenging topics highly readable.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780191578380
Publisher:	OUP Oxford
Publication date:	08/10/2000
Series:	Very Short Introductions
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
Sales rank:	636,528
File size:	3 MB

About the Author

John Blair is Fellow and Prelector in Modern History, The Queen's College, Oxford. His publications include Early Medieval Surrey (1991), Anglo-Saxon Oxfordshire (1994), Ministers and Parish Churches (1988), English Medieval Industries (1991), The Cloister and the World (1996), and The Church in Anglo-Saxon Society (forthcoming).

Table of Contents

	List of Illustrations	vi
	List of Maps	viii
	Introduction	ix
1	The English Settlements	1
2	The Seventh Century	13
3	Christianity and the Monastic Culture	23
4	The Mercian Supremacy	31
5	The Viking Invasions and the Rise of the House of Wessex	39
6	Aetherled and Cnut: The Decline of the English Monarchy	57
7	The End of the Anglo-Saxon Kingdom	62
	Further Reading	76
	Chronology	81
	Index	85