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Chronicles of England, Scotland and Ireland
Holinshed's Chronicles of England, Scotland, and Ireland
Leofwine the monk; or, The curse of the Ericsons, by the author of 'Glaucia, the Greek slave'.
The Victoria History of the County of Buckingham: Natural history, early man, Domesday survey, ecclesiastical history, religious houses
The English Nobility Under Edward the Confessor
Author: Peter A. Clarke
Publisher:
Published: 1994
Total Pages: 408
ISBN-13:
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →In this, the first comprehensive analysis of the lay landholders recorded in Domesday Book, Peter A. Clarke examines not only the great earls but also the lesser lords with significant holdings, and the complex network of relationships based on land. Clarke makes full use of Doomsday and all other available evidence, such as chronicles and charters, and skillfully builds a detailed and convincing picture of landholding and lordship in eleventh-century England. He assesses the impact of the Norman Conquest, contrasting conditions under Edward the Confessor with those of the Norman regime. Clarke's work marks a significant advance in knowledge and understanding of medieval England, and its extensive and detailed appendices of landholders and their estates will form an invaluable reference resource.
The Norman Conquest
Author: Richard Huscroft
Publisher: Routledge
Published: 2013-09-13
Total Pages: 392
ISBN-13: 1317866274
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →The Norman Conquest was one of the most significant events in European history. Over forty years from 1066, England was traumatised and transformed. The Anglo-Saxon ruling class was eliminated, foreign elites took control of Church and State, and England's entire political, social and cultural orientation was changed. Out of the upheaval which followed the Battle of Hastings, a new kind of Englishness emerged and the priorities of England's new rulers set the kingdom on the political course it was to follow for the rest of the Middle Ages. However, the Norman Conquest was more than a purely English phenomenon, for Wales, Scotland and Normandy were all deeply affected by it too. This book's broad sweep successfully encompasses these wider British and French perspectives to offer a fresh, clear and concise introduction to the events which propelled the two nations into the Middle Ages and dramatically altered the course of history.
The English and the Norman Conquest
Author: Ann Williams
Publisher: Boydell & Brewer Ltd
Published: 1995
Total Pages: 292
ISBN-13: 9780851157085
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →A study of the experiences of the lesser English lords and landowners at the time of the Norman conquest and the aftermath
The World Before Domesday
Author: Ann Williams
Publisher: A&C Black
Published: 2011-11-03
Total Pages: 256
ISBN-13: 1441121188
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →Ann Williams' important new book discusses the dynamics of English aristocratic society in a way that has not been explored before. She investigates the rewards and obligations of status including birth, wealth, the importance of public and royal service and the need to participate in local affairs, especially legal and administrative business. This period saw the birth of a 'lesser aristocracy', the ancestors of the English gentry, the power-house of society and politics in the late medieval and early modern periods. Going on to examine the obligations and rewards of lordship and the relations between lords and their men, Williams illustrates how status was displayed and covers the importance of the manorial house, which was at once a home, an estate centre and a symbol of authority and the insignia of rank in weaponry, clothing and personal adornment. The growing gap between the highest rank of society and the lowest, fuelled by underlying economic developments is also covered. In conclusion she considers some of the occupations which symbolized and perpetuated lordly power. Though the upper levels of aristocratic society were swept away by the Norman settlement, the 'lesser aristocracy' had a much higher rate of survival and it was this group who began the manorialization of English society, familiar from the late medieval period.
Historia Ecclesie Abbendonensis
Author: John Hudson
Publisher: Clarendon Press
Published: 2007-04-19
Total Pages: 648
ISBN-13: 0191569526
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →The History of the Church of Abingdon is one of the most valuable local histories produced in the twelfth century. It provides a wealth of information about, and great insight into, the legal, economic, and ecclesiastical affairs of a major monastery. Charters and narrative combine to provide a vital resource for historians. The present edition, unlike its victorian predecessor, is based on the earliest manuscript of the text. A modern English translation is provided on facing pages, together with extensive introductory material and historical notes. This volume covers the period from the reputed foundation of the abbey and its estates to c.1071. Volume II, already published, covers from c.1071- c.1164.
