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Early Medieval England

Law and Theology in Twelfth-Century England: The Works of Master Vacarius (c. 1115/20 - c. 1200)
by J. Taliadoros
This book explores the legal and theological thought of Master Vacarius (c.1115/20 - c.1200), the renowned twelfth-century jurist. It focuses on this Italian master's four works, composed in the second half of the twelfth century, which deal with the resolution of conflict in law and theology. Vacarius is a paradox for scholars. They have found it difficult to reconcile his role as a legal teacher, notably through his textbook the Liber ...
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The Development of Early Medieval and Later Poultry and Cheapside: Excavations at 1 Poultry and Vicinity, City of London
by Mark Burch and Phil Treveil with Derek Keene
One of the largest excavations in the City of London at 1 Poultry recovered a remarkable archaeological sequence from the 1st to the 20th century AD. This volume presents the evidence for Late Saxon, medieval and post-medieval development of this part of the city. Poultry occupied a prominent position at the eastern end of Cheapside, the city's principal medieval market street; integrating documentary evidence with the archaeological record has ...
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Merlin: The Prophet and his History
by Geoffrey Ashe
Books on Arthur abound and are all too often concerned with uncovering the "real" Arthur; no such luxury is open with the far more mysterious Merlin, and in many ways that makes for a more interesting book. Merlin, Ashe makes clear, was primarily the invention of Geoffrey of Monmouth, although he traces themes in Geofrey's account back to much older Welsh myth. He also identifies other Merlin figures whose stories fed into the overall Merlin ...
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AD 500: A Journey through the Dark Isles
by Simon Young
Oxbow says: Imagine you were a traveller to Britain from turn of the (6th) century Byzantium. Having probably chosen the four-month sea route, the sea monsters and winds of the Bay of Biscay being preferable to the barbarians of the Rhine Valley, you then have to contend with the inherently superstitious, hospitable and robust Britons (Celts, Saxons, Angles, Scots and so on) who speak an indecipherable language, and drink themselves to ...
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Cnut: Emperor of the North
by M J Trow
History remembers King Cnut, or Canute, as a foolish man who thought he could hold bak the tide, but what has generally been forgotten is that he was a powerful and successful king, a pious and astute man who brought stability to England and united it against a series of aggressors. This history of Cnut aims to put the record straight and relives the successes and achievements of his reign. Trow begins with Cnut's background and childhood, his ...
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Aspects of Anglo-Scandinavian York
by R A Hall, D W Rollason, M Blackburn, D N Parsons et al
The research programme that followed the major `Viking Dig' at 16-22 Coppergate, York, is virtually complete and published in previous volumes of The Archaeology of York series. The ten chapters in this book, each written by a specialist, place the Coppergate discoveries within the wider context of Viking Yorvik whilst demonstrating `how far the study of Anglo-Scandinavian York has progressed in the last quarter century' since the `Viking ...
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Charter Quay
by Phil Andres, Jon Lowe, Karen Nicholls, Christopher Phillpotts
This book examines over 900 years of archaeology, tracing the development of the historic town of Kingston-upon-Thames from its beginnings as a planned town in the 12th century, to the urban shopping centre it has developed into. Using the evidence available, the authors are able to illuminate the finds, the buildings and even the people who ran the businesses, drank in the inns, and turned this Medieval village into a modern town. 64p, colour ...
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Property and Piety in Early Med Winchester: Documents Relating to the Topography of the Anglo-Saxon and Norman City and Its Minsters
by Alexander R. Rumble
This book is the third part of the fourth volume in the Winchester Studies series on The Anglo-Saxon Minsters of Winchester. It contains an edition and translation of thirty-nine documents that record the physical effects of the foundation and expansion of three neighbouring Minsters and the removal of the New Minster to Hyde in c.1100. The early chapters place the documents within the context of 10th century religious reforms and the ...
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Arthurian Sites in the West
by C A Ralegh Radford and Michael J Swanton
A small and concise guide to sites in south-west Britain that are traditionally associated with King Arthur and the Arthurian myths. Based on archaeological and literary evidence the book looks especially at Castle Dore and the Tristan Stones, Tintagel, Glastonbury and Cadbury. 78p, 21 b/w figs (University of Exeter 1975, rev edn 2002)
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Domesday: The Inquest and the Book
by David Roffe
Reverence and debate surrounds the contents of Domesday Book and the book itself, principally because it has been in constant use from the time of its completion. Roffe suggests that argument over the purpose of the Book is largely the result of confusion between the original Domesday Inquest and the subsequent Domesday Book of 1088. He examines the process of the Domesday inquest, from the collectors through to the scribes, and also Domesday as ...
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