Anglo-Norman
England and Normandy in the eleventh and twelfth century.
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Domesday Book and the Law: Society and Legal Custom in Early Medieval England
by Robin Fleming
A substantial examination of the legal material inherent in Domesday Book. The author, having scrutinized the terms for actions both legal and illegal, argues for a partly judicial reason for the holding of the Domesday inquest, and stresses that it presents the scholar with a vivid insight into the workings of the Anglo-Norman court. Accordingly, it is posited that much was still in dispute at the end of the reign of William the Conqueror, with ...
Paperback. Price GB £38.00
The Aristocracy of Norman England
by Judith A. Green
This book attempts a more rounded picture of the changes in the ruling elite of England after the Norman conquest, but only where such a picture can be justified from contemporary sources. Therefore topics such as the aristocracy's Norman estates, the great ecclesiastics, the lower social ranks, kinship and marriage are discussed, but much greater detail is given to Norman land settlement, based on the Domesday evidence, and to the relationship ...
Paperback. Price GB £35.00
Hardback. Price GB £80.00
Canterbury and the Norman Conquest: Churches, Saints and Scholars, 1066-1109
edited by Richard Eales and Richard Sharpe
Examines the supremacy of Canterbury within the English church; its Anglo-Saxon origins, its state during the period of the Nrman conquest, and the means by whic its communities kept hold of their influence despite the changes imposed by the conquerors. 182p, 16 pls (Hambledon 1995)
Hardback. Price GB £50.00
Bates, David
An illustrated edition of Bates' accessible and straightforward biography of William, first published in 1989. A thematic introductory discussion, which asks why Normandy is always willing to celebrate William when England is not, is followed by a chronological investigation of events. The Conquest is only one part of the book. Bates argues that William, `an extremely effective ruler, who was not an especially appealing man', ruled all of his ...
Paperback. Price GB £12.99
William Rufus
by Frank Barlow
First published in 1983, this is a new edition of a highly detailed but very readable biography of William II. Rufus was part of an extremely colourful family and, although he was often an underdog in childhood, his strength of personality ensured that he ...
Paperback. Price GB £14.95
The Survey of the Whole of England: Studies of the documentation resulting from the survey conducted in 1086
by Colin Flight
The manuscript which eventually came to be called "Domesday Book" is a product of the enterprise originally known as the "Descriptio totius Angliae", the survey carried out in 1086, twenty years after the Norman Conquest, by order of King William I. This ...
Paperback. Price GB £30.00
Hastings
by Peter Poyntz Wright
Few dates in history are so etched upon our consciousness as '1066' - the date of the Battle of Hastings, the outcome of which was paramount in shaping England's future. 'It was a battle fought on a knife-edge throughout Saturday 14 October - and it is ...
Paperback. Price GB £7.99
Anglo-Norman Studies 26: Proceedings of the Battle Conference 2003
edited John Gillingham
These eleven papers present the proceedings of the 26th Battle Conference held in 2003. Contents: The Norman conquest and the media (Richard Barber); Dudo of St Quentin and Norman military strategy c.1000 (Bernard S Bachrach); Clergy in the ...
Hardback. Price GB £45.00
The Normans
by Brenda Williams
Saxon rule ended with the death of King Harold at Hastings in 1066 and paved the way for invading Norsemen to establish control over England. This short guide to the history of the Normans is arranged thematically and addresses the accession of the ...
Paperback. Price GB £3.50
Campaigns of the Norman Conquest
by Matthew Bennett
The Norman Conquest was much more than one battle in 1066, `The long-lasting impact of the invasion was a new, largely French-speaking, ruling elite accompanied by sweeping reforms in the practice and personnel of the Church, and closer economic, ...
Hardback. Price GB £26.99
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