G. O. Sayles

The Medieval Foundations of England (eBook, PDF)

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Produktbeschreibung

Originally published in 1948, The Medieval Foundations of England is a chronological framework of the history of ideas and action during the medieval period. The book discusses the fundamental problems of medieval life in England and critically examines the historical sources of information.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Taylor & Francis
• Seitenzahl: 510
• Erscheinungstermin: 12. Juli 2019
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9780429553660
• Artikelnr.: 57069936

Autorenporträt

G. O. Sayles

Inhaltsangabe

1. Britain of the Eve of the Anglo-Saxon Settlements 2. The Sources of
History Before 871 3. The Conversion of England 4. The Movement Towards
Political Unity 5. The Sources of History, 971-1066 6. The Invasion of the
Northmen 7. The Salvation of Wessex 8. The Conversion of the Wessex
Kingship into an English Monarchy 9. St Dunstan and the Revival of the
Church 10. The Agricultural Foundation of England 11. The Structure of
Anglo-Saxon Society 12. The Impact of Scandinavian and Anglo-Saxon
Civilizations 13. The Last English Kings 14. The Administrative History of
England, 899-1066 15. Church and Culture in the Eleventh Century 16. The
Feudalization of Society Before the Norman Conquest 17. The Impact of the
Normans Upon Anglo-Saxon Civilization 18. The Sources of History in the
Twelfth and Thirteenth Centuries 19. Administration Under the Norman
Monarchy 20. The Lessons of Anarchy 21. The New Monarchy 22. The Religious
Revival and Intellectual Renaissance 23. Administration without the King
24. The Circumscription of Monarchy 25. The Striving Towards Constitutional
Opposition 26. Social and Economic Developments in the Twelfth and
Thirteenth Centuries 27. The Medieval Parliaments of England Index

Rezensionen

"A scholarly interpretation in a quiet, competent style."--San Francisco Chronicle "I have nowhere found a sounder or more suggestive statement of the nature and significance of the Magna Carta. . . . Here is first-class historical scholarship and historical writing."--Christian Century