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
This book covers the emergence of the earliest English kingdoms to the establishment of the Anglo-Norman monarchy in 1087. Professor Stenton examines the development of English society, describes the chief phases in the history of the Anglo-Saxon Church, and studies the unification of Britain.
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- 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
This book covers the emergence of the earliest English kingdoms to the establishment of the Anglo-Norman monarchy in 1087. Professor Stenton examines the development of English society, describes the chief phases in the history of the Anglo-Saxon Church, and studies the unification of Britain.
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'outstanding ... one of the most valuable contributions ever made to our knowledge of the history of our own land'English Historical Review This book covers the emergence of the earliest English kingdoms to the establishment of the Anglo-Norman monarchy in 1087. Professor Stenton examines the development of English society, from the growth of royal power to the establishment of feudalism after the Norman Conquest. He also describesthe chief phases in the history of the Anglo-Saxon church, including the Conversion of the various English kingdoms, and the unification of Britain by the kings of Mercia and completed by the kings ofWessex. Drawing on many diverse examples-place-names, coins and charters, wills and pleas, archaeology, and the laws of the Anglo-Saxons-the result is a fascinating insight into this period of English history.
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“"[O]ne of the most valuable contributions ever made to our knowledge of the history of our own land."--English Historical Review”
`one of the most valuable contributions ever made to our knowledge of the history of our own land.'English Historical Review
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Sir Frank Stenton (1880-1967) was Professor of History at Reading University from 1926 to 1946 and its Vice-Chancellor from 1946 to 1950.
'outstanding ... one of the most valuable contributions ever made to our knowledge of the history of our own land'English Historical Review This book covers the emergence of the earliest English kingdoms to the establishment of the Anglo-Norman monarchy in 1087. Professor Stenton examines the development of English society, from the growth of royal power to the establishment of feudalism after the Norman Conquest. He also describes the chief phases in the history of the Anglo-Saxon church, including the Conversion of the various English kingdoms, and the unification of Britain by the kings of Mercia and completed by the kings of Wessex. Drawing on many diverse examples-place-names, coins and charters, wills and pleas, archaeology, and the laws of the Anglo-Saxons-the result is a fascinating insight into this period of English history.
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