Anglo-Saxon EnglandDiscussing 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. |
Contents
Angles mentioned by Ptolemy in Widsith and in Alfreds | |
ENGLAND AND THE SCANDINAVIAN WORLD | |
His rule maintained by formidable system of taxation | |
Contemporary opinion unanimous about the treachery | |
Scholars survived the bad times | |
Evidence of archaeology | |
Cnut sets himself to win the respect of the English church | |
Cnuts marriages | |
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abbot Æthelberht Æthelred Æthelred II Æthelweard Æthelwold Alfred Alfred’s ancient Anglo-Saxon archbishop Athelstan authority battle Bede Bede’s bishop borough brought Canterbury centre charters Chronicle Cnut Cnut’s Conqueror’s council court custom Danelaw Danes Danish Danish armies death documents Domesday Book duke Dunstan ealdorman earl earldom early East Anglia ecclesiastical Edgar Edward the Confessor eighth century eleventh century England English church Englishmen evidence fact formed Frankish gave Godwine Harold Harthacnut heathen housecarles important influence invasion Irish Kent King Edward king’s kingdom known land Lanfranc large number later London lord lord’s manors Mercia midlands monastery monastic monks Norman Conquest Normandy northern Northumbrian Norway Offa Offa’s Old English peasant period place-names pope pre-Conquest probable province recorded regarded reign Roman Rome royal rulers Scandinavian settlement shires shows soke survived Swein tenth century thegns tradition villages wergild Wessex West Saxon whole William Winchester Worcester York