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Available
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Publication
Oxford Paperbacks (2001), Paperback
Description
This classic history covers the period c. 550-1087 and traces the development of English society from the oldest Anglo-Saxon laws, the growth of royal power, and the extension of private lordship to the establishment of feudalism after the Norman Conquest.
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LibraryThing member LichenCraig
This book is indispensable for the serious student of British early medieval history. Stenton's book is full of detail gleaned from many, many resources - truly a labor of love accomplished over several years. It also contains some fascinating bits of letters between heads of state (for example
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King Offa and Charlemagne) and anecdotes from the period. Fascinating. Show Less
LibraryThing member Trotsky731
An all-encompassing study of Anglo-Saxon England.
Language
Original publication date
1971
Physical description
812 p.; 7.7 inches
ISBN
0192801392 / 9780192801395
Local notes
The 'classic' text - now somewhat overshadowed.
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