The beginnings of English society
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The beginnings of English society
（Penguin history）（The Pelican history of England, 2）
Penguin Books, 1974
2nd ed., repr. with revisions
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Previous ed.: 1952
Bibliography: p. 244-248
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From "the coming of the English" into the Romanized province of Britain (traditionally dated to the year 449) to the Norman Conquest of 1066, it was the Anglo-Saxons who controlled the territory of England. In this book, the author draws on a range of evidence to offer an analysis of their way of life. She examines the basic structures of society - the hierarchy descending from the King, his court and the noblemen to the churls and slaves - the systems of administration and law and the role and organization of the Church. Britain may have been at the edge of the civilized world, yet the Anglo-Saxons produced a distinguished body of literature, Latin and vernacular, and many important works of art.
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