A SOCIAL HISTORY OF ENGLAND, 900-1200 by Julia Crick (Editor), Elisabeth van Houts (Editor) ( 9780511976056 )

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Title:

A SOCIAL HISTORY OF ENGLAND, 900-1200

By:

Julia Crick (Editor), Elisabeth van Houts (Editor)

Format:

Electronic book text

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ISBN 10:

0511976054

ISBN 13:

9780511976056

Publisher:

CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY PRESS

Pub. date:

5 June, 2012

Series:

A Social History of England

Description:

An integrated social history of England that spans the conventional divide of the Norman Conquest in 1066.

Synopsis:

The years between 900 and 1200 saw transformative social change in Europe, including the creation of extensive town-dwelling populations and the proliferation of feudalised elites and bureaucratic monarchies. In England these developments were complicated and accelerated by repeated episodes of invasion, migration and changes of regime. In this book, scholars from disciplines including history, archaeology and literature reflect on the major trends which shaped English society in these years of transition and select key themes which encapsulate the period. The authors explore the landscape of England, its mineral wealth, its towns and rural life, the health, behaviour and obligations of its inhabitants, patterns of spiritual and intellectual life and the polyglot nature of its population and culture. What emerges is an insight into the complexity, diversity and richness of this formative period of English history.

Illustrations:

23 b/w illus. 2 maps

Publication:

Imprint:

Cambridge University Press (Virtual Publishing)

Returns:

Non-returnable

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