From the Vikings to the Normans
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From the Vikings to the Normans
(The short Oxford history of the British Isles / general editor, Paul Langford)
Oxford University Press, c2003
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- : pbk
- Other Title
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From the Vikings to the Normans 800-1100
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Includes bibliographical references (p. [242]-256) and index
Description and Table of Contents
- Volume
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: hbk ISBN 9780198700500
Description
This volume covers the history of the British Isles from the Vikings to the Norman conquest. Seven chapters contributed by an international team of leading historians cover key themes of this period such as monarchies and other political structures, economic developments, the Christianization of society, and relationships between Britain, Ireland, and the Mediterranean civilizations to the south. The text also offers a number of challenges to accepted orthodoxies about the nature and development of the separate areas of early medieval Britain.
Table of Contents
- List of Illustrations
- List of Maps
- List of Contributors
- Introduction
- 1. Monarchy, Hegemony and Anarchy
- 2. Vikings
- 3. Exchange, Trade and Urbanization
- 4. Lords and Labour
- 5. The Christianization of Society
- 6. Writing
- 7. Britain, Ireland and the World to the South
- Conclusion
- Further Reading
- Chronology
- Glossary
- Genealogy
- Maps
- Index
- Volume
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: pbk ISBN 9780198700517
Description
This readable and authoritative volume covers the history of the Britain and Ireland between 800 and 1100 A.D. Seven chapters contributed by a team of experts cover key of this period, such as the Vikings, monarchies and other political structures, relationships between lords and labourers, developments in trade and urbanization, the christianization of society, the functions and dissemination of writing and scholarship, and relationships between Britain, Ireland and
the Mediterranean civilizations to the south. To create a fully-rounded overview of the period, Wendy Davies, the volume's editor, has provided an Introduction giving a geographical context to the chapter narratives and discussing the available source material, and a Conclusion which pulls together
the themes and currents running through the individual chapters.
Table of Contents
- List of Illustrations
- List of Maps
- List of Contributors
- Introduction
- 1. Kings, Kingship and Kingdoms
- 2. The Vikings
- 3. Exchange, Trade and Urbanization
- 4. Lords and Labour
- 5. The Christianization of Society
- 6. Writing
- 7. Britain, Ireland and
- Conclusion
- Further Reading
- Chronology
- Glossary
- Genealogy
- Maps
- Index
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