The Saxon and Norman Kings / Christopher Brooke.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Brooke, Christopher, 1927-2015.

Series:

Blackwell classic histories of England

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Anglo-Saxons--Kings and rulers.

Normans.

Kings and rulers.

Monarchy.

History.

Great Britain--Kings and rulers--Biography.

Great Britain.

England.

Great Britain--History--Anglo-Saxon period, 449-1066.

Great Britain--History--Norman period, 1066-1154.

Monarchy--Great Britain--History--To 1500.

Normans--England--Kings and rulers--Biography.

Anglo-Saxons--Kings and rulers--Biography.

Anglo-Saxons.

Genre:

Biographies.

Physical Description:

xi, 196 pages : illustrations, map ; 24 cm.

Edition:

Third edition.

Place of Publication:

Oxford, UK ; Malden, Mass. : Blackwell Publishers, 2001.

Summary:

First published in 1963, this classic exploration of the history of English kings and kingship from the sixth to the twelfth centuries has now been updated for a new generation of readers. A prologue has been added summarizing changes in modern knowledge and underlining the difference between the history of the 'English people', a phrase of the sixth century, and the kingdom of the English, which only came of age in the tenth. An entirely new chapter discusses queens, including St Margaret, who became queen of Scotland. The bibliography has also been completely revised. As in previous editions, one of the books most important features is that it is written from the sources inviting readers to reconstruct the story for themselves by engaging in a series of enquiries into, for example, the nature of king-making, the origins of the English kingdoms, and the meaning of the Bayeux tapestry.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages [174]-180) and index.

ISBN:

0631231307

0631231315

OCLC:

46685698