Kingship and consent in Anglo-Saxon England, 871-978 : assemblies and the state in the early Middle Ages
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Kingship and consent in Anglo-Saxon England, 871-978 : assemblies and the state in the early Middle Ages
（Cambridge studies in medieval life and thought / edited by G.G. Coulton, . 4th ser. ; 92）
Cambridge University Press, 2013
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Includes bibliographical references and index
Contents of Works
- Introduction: Assembling consent in ninth- and tenth-century England
- Assembly attendance
- Meeting places and times of assemblies
- Royal charters and assemblies
- Legislation and consent : Law making and assembly politics
- Symbols in context: Ritual and demonstration at assemblies
- The witan and the settlement of disputes
- The "further business" of the witan
- Ritual and reality: the problem of the sources
- The role of the witan: celebration and persuasion