The earls of Mercia : lordship and power in late Anglo-Saxon England / Stephen Baxter.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Baxter, Stephen, 1969-

Series:

Oxford historical monographs.

Oxford historical monographs

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Mercia, Earls of.

Leofric, Earl of Mercia, -1057.

Leofric.

Leofwine, Earl of Mercia, approximately 950-1028.

Leofwine.

Anglo-Saxons--England--Mercia (Kingdom).

Anglo-Saxons.

Great Britain--Politics and government--449-1066.

Great Britain.

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

Physical Description:

1 online resource (382 p.)

Place of Publication:

Oxford ; New York : Oxford University Press, 2007.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

This book constitutes a major reappraisal of the late Anglo-Saxon state on the eve of its demise. Its principal focus is the family of Ealdorman Leofwine, which obtained power in Mercia and retained it throughout an extraordinary period of political upheaval between 994 and 1071. In doing so it explores a paradox: that earls were extraordinarily wealthy and powerful yet distinctly insecure. The book contains the first extended treatment of earls' powers in late Anglo-Saxon Englandand shows that although they wielded considerable military, administrative and political powers, they remained vuln

Contents:

Contents; List of Figures; List of Plates; List of Tables; List of Abbreviations; Note on Systems of Reference; 1. Introduction; 2. The Identity of the House of Leofwine; 3. The Extent, Nature, and Limits of the Leofwinesons' Power; 4. The Leofwinesons' Land; 5. The Earls and the Monasteries of Mercia; 6. Lordship and the House of Leofwine; 7. Conclusions: The Fall of the House of Leofwine, 1066-1071; Appendices; Select Bibliography; General Index; A; B; C; D; E; F; G; H; I; J; K; L; M; N; O; P; Q; R; S; T; U; V; W; Y; Index to Citations of Anglo-Saxon and Anglo-Norman Charters

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references (p. 322-331) and indexes.

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ISBN:

9786611150341

1-281-15034-7

0-19-152821-8

OCLC:

193769567