Judith Green

Forging the Kingdom

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Produktbeschreibung

A study of English society and political culture that casts new light on the significance of the Norman Conquest.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Cambridge University Press
• Seitenzahl: 322
• Erscheinungstermin: 22. März 2019
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 229mm x 152mm x 17mm
• Gewicht: 469g
• ISBN-13: 9780521158299
• ISBN-10: 052115829X
• Artikelnr.: 48452977

Autorenporträt

Judith Green was Professor of Medieval History at the University of Edinburgh and Queen's University, Belfast, prior to her retirement. She is the author of several works on the history of England and Normandy between the tenth and twelfth centuries, including The Aristocracy of Norman England (Cambridge, 2002) and Henry I: King of England and Duke of Normandy (Cambridge, 2006). She is a Fellow of the Royal Historical Society.

Inhaltsangabe

1. Introduction
2. Contexts
3. Kings
4. Lay lords: an age of aristocracy
5. Archbishops, bishops and abbots
6. Individuals, communities and networks
7. Power and place
8. London: the making of a capital city
9. A patchwork kingdom
Conclusion.