Synopses & Reviews
Discussing the development of English society, from the growth of royal power to the establishment of feudalism after the Norman Conquest, this book focuses on the emergence of the earliest English kingdoms and the Anglo-Norman monarchy in 1087. It also describes the chief phases in the history of the Anglo-Saxon church, drawing on many diverse examples; the result is a fascinating insight into this period of English history.
Review
"For a broad and balanced survey of every aspect of Anglo-Saxon society in the movement of five hundred years there is nothing to approach Professor Stenton's book."--Times Literary Supplement
"Professor Stenton's book [is] on of the outstanding volumes in the series of which it forms a part, and one of the most valuable contributions ever made to our knowledge of the history of our own land."--English Historical Review
Review
"For a broad and balanced survey of every aspect of Anglo-Saxon society in the movement of five hundred years there is nothing to approach Professor Stenton's book."--Times Literary Supplement
"Professor Stenton's book [is] on of the outstanding volumes in the series of which it forms a part, and one of the most valuable contributions ever made to our knowledge of the history of our own land."--English Historical Review
Review
"one of the most valuable contributions ever made to our knowledge of the history of our own land."--English Historical Review
Synopsis
This classic history covers the period c. 550-1087 and traces the development of English society from the oldest Anglo-Saxon laws, the growth of royal power, and the extension of private lordship to the establishment of feudalism after the Norman Conquest.
Synopsis
Discussing the development of English society, from the growth of royal power to the establishment of feudalism after the Norman Conquest, this book focuses on the emergence of the earliest English kingdoms and the Anglo-Norman monarchy in 1087. It also describes the chief phases in the history of the Anglo-Saxon church, drawing on many diverse examples; the result is a fascinating insight into this period of English history.
About the Author
Sir Frank Stenton (1880-1967) was Professor of History at Reading University from 1926 to 1946 and its Vice-Chancellor from 1946 to 1950.
Table of Contents
1. The Age of Migration
2. The Kingdoms of the Southern English
3. Anglian Northumbria
4. The Conversion of the English People
5. The English Church from Theodore to Boniface
6. Learning and Literature in Early England
7. The Ascendancy of the Mercian Kings
8. The Age of Alfred
9. The Structure of Early English Society
10. The Conquest of Scandinavian England
11. The Decline of the Old English Monarchy
12. England and the Scandinavian World
13. The Tenth Century Reformation
14. England before the Conquest (i) The Peasants and their Lords, (ii) The Danelaw, (iii) Towns and Trade
15. The Last Years of the Old English State
16. The Norman Conquest
17 - The Norman Settlement.
18. The Reorganization of the English Church
Epilogue: The Anglo-Norman State
Bibliography
Key to Anglo-Saxon Place Names
Index