From Roman Britain to Norman England av P.H. (formerly at the University of Leeds) Sawyer

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This revised edition of the classic text of the period provides both the student and the specialist with an informative account of post-Roman English society.<BR>After a general survey of the main developments from the fourth century to the eleventh, the book offers analysis of:<BR>* social organization<BR>* the changing character of kingship, of royal government and the influence of the church<BR>* the history of settlement<BR>* the making of the landscape<BR>* the growth of towns and trade<BR>* the consequences of the Norman Conquest.<BR>The author also considers the various influences; British, Frankish, Viking and Christian that helped shape English society and contributed to the making of a united kingdom.