History

ISBN: 9780300187717
Published by : Yale University Press
In this nuanced portrait of Athelstan, Sarah Foot offers the first full account of the king ever written. She traces his life through the various spheres in which he lived and worked, beginning with the intimate context of his family, then exte... .... Learn More

ISBN: 9781445609058
Published by : Amberley Publishing
A considered attempt to set out what we can know about the rulers of what is now Wales in the early medieval period, Timothy Venning's new book does not shy away from problems of dating and interpretation in the use of the meagre ... .... Learn More

ISBN: 9781118425138
Published by : Blackwell Publishing Ltd
This collection of 28 original essays by leading scholars covers the key debates and issues involved in writing a history of Britain and Ireland in the early Middle Ages. It moves away from the Anglo-centrism that has often characterized accoun... .... Learn More

ISBN: 9781843837947
Published by : Boydell & Brewer Ltd
A collection of essays which explore the interaction of local, regional and national identities in early medieval England. There are detailed discussions of local and regional elites and the interplay between them that fashioned t... .... Learn More

ISBN: 9780197265291
Published by : Boydell & Brewer Ltd
This book constitutes the first edition of all Anglo-Saxon charters surviving in archives north of the River Humber, a body of material previously neglected. It provides edited texts, together with detailed analysis and commentary... .... Learn More

ISBN: 9780197265079
Published by : Oxford University Press
Glastonbury Abbey was the wealthiest and most influential monastery in later Anglo-Saxon England. It was a noted centre of scholarship, and claimed ancient origins which were later extravagantly embellished to link the house with... .... Learn More

ISBN: 9781903018866
Published by : Prospect Books
The Treatise of Walter of Bibbesworth is a didactic poem in Anglo-Norman which surveys a host of practical matters, ranging from childbirth and our passage through life, to estate management and life in fields, workshops, to activities in the ... .... Learn More

ISBN: 9780197265154
Published by : Oxford University Press
This volume surveys the western Midland counties of Gloucestershire, Herefordshire, Shropshire, Warwickshire and Worcestershire, and provides an analytical catalogue of the Anglo-Saxon stone sculptures of that region. Introductory... .... Learn More

ISBN: 9780955767913
Published by : Guy Points
A Gazetteer Of Anglo-Saxon & Viking Sites: County Durham & Northumberland aims to be a comprehensive guide to places, artefacts and material of Anglo-Saxon and Viking interest in County Durham and Northumberland (pre 1974 borders). Four... .... Learn More