From Roman Britain to Norman England
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; British, Frankish, Viking and Christian that helped shape English society and contributed to the making of a united kingdom.
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From Roman Britain to Norman England
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; British, Frankish, Viking and Christian that helped shape English society and contributed to the making of a united kingdom.
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From Roman Britain to Norman England

From Roman Britain to Norman England

by P.H. Sawyer
From Roman Britain to Norman England

From Roman Britain to Norman England

by P.H. Sawyer

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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; British, Frankish, Viking and Christian that helped shape English society and contributed to the making of a united kingdom.

Product Details

ISBN-13: 9781138131521
Publisher: Taylor & Francis
Publication date: 11/26/2015
Edition description: 2nd ed.
Pages: 336
Product dimensions: 5.44(w) x 8.50(h) x (d)

About the Author

P.H. Sawyer

Table of Contents

I: The seventh century and before; 2: The making of one kingdom; III: The making of the landscape; IV: Lords, kinsmen and neighbours; V: Kingship and government; VI: Towns and trade; VII: The church and society; VIII: The consequences of the Norman Conquest; IX: Postscript to the second edition
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