Rory Naismith (University of Cambridge)

Early Medieval Britain, c. 500-1000

• Gebundenes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

Blending narrative with clear explanations of key events and sources, this undergraduate textbook deconstructs the early history of Britain within an accessible framework. Extensive primary sources encourage students to interrogate and debate a dynamic era which saw deep change in culture, language politics, religion and social structure.

Produktdetails

• Cambridge History of Britain
• Verlag: Cambridge University Press
• Seitenzahl: 492
• Erscheinungstermin: 2. November 2023
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 250mm x 175mm x 31mm
• Gewicht: 1100g
• ISBN-13: 9781108424448
• ISBN-10: 1108424449
• Artikelnr.: 62187138

Autorenporträt

Rory Naismith has published extensively on early medieval history, including Money and Power in Anglo-Saxon England: the Southern English Kingdoms 757-865 (2012), Medieval European Coinage 8: Britain and Ireland c. 400-1066 (2017) and Citadel of the Saxons: the Rise of Early London (2018).

Inhaltsangabe

Preface and Acknowledgements
List of Source Boxes
List of Methods and Analysis Boxes
List of Illustrations
List of Maps
1. Introduction
Part I. Conceiving Early Medieval Britain: 2. An Island in the Ocean: The Idea of Britain
3. On the Edge of the World: Britain and Europe
4. Legend, Myth and History
5. Migrations and Peoples
6. Fragments of the Past
Part II. Making Early Medieval Britain: 7. Britain c. 500
8. 'Fertile of Tyrants': Britain 500-650
9. 'What the Outcome Will Be, a Future Age Will See': Britain 650-850
10. 'God Help Us!': Britain 850-1000
Part III. Living in Early Medieval Britain: 11. Kingship in Action
12. Building a Christian Society
13. Maintaining Belief: The Church as an Institution
14. Family, Friend, Lord, Slave: The Basis of Society
15. Land, People and Settlement
16. Getting and Giving: Acts and Settings of Exchange
17. Language and Communication
18. 'As Far as the Cold Waves Reach': Conclusion
Glossary
Index.