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A companion to the Anglo-Norman world / edited by Christopher Harper-Bill and Elisabeth van Houts.
- Format:
- Book
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Normans.
- Civilization.
- History.
- Great Britain--History--Norman period, 1066-1154--Handbooks, manuals, etc.
- Great Britain.
- England--Civilization--1066-1485--Handbooks, manuals, etc.
- England.
- Normans--Great Britain--Handbooks, manuals, etc.
- England--Civilization--1066-1485.
- England--History--To 1066.
- England--History--Norman period, 1066-1154.
- Normandy (France)--History--To 1515.
- England--Church history.
- Local Subjects:
- England--Civilization--1066-1485.
- England--History--To 1066.
- England--History--Norman period, 1066-1154.
- Normandy (France)--History--To 1515.
- England--Church history.
- Genre:
- Handbooks and manuals.
- Physical Description:
- xix, 298 pages : illustrations, maps ; 25 cm
- Place of Publication:
- Woodbridge, Suffolk, UK ; Rochester, NY : Boydell Press, 2003.
- Summary:
- These specially commissioned studies are concerned with the achievements of the Anglo-Norman realm in England and in Europe. They make a major contribution to an understanding of the key developments in English and Norman government and society. There are overviews both of secular administration and of the church, a study of 'feudalism' and lordship, and discussions of language, literature, the writing of history, and eccelesiastical architecture.
- Contents:
- England in the eleventh century / Ann Williams
- Normandy, 911-1144 / Cassandra Potts
- England, Normandy, and Scandinavia / Lesley Abrams
- Angevin Normandy / Daniel Power
- The Normans in the Mediterranean / Matthew Bennett
- Historical writing / Elisabeth van Houts
- Feudalism and lordship / Marjorie Chibnall
- Administration and government / Emma Mason
- The Anglo-Norman church / Christopher Harper-Bill
- Language and literature / Ian Short
- Ecclesiastical architecture c. 1050 to c. 1200 / Richard Plant.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references (pages [255]-265) and index.
- ISBN:
- 0851156738
- OCLC:
- 50294903
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