Twelfth and Thirteenth Centuries

Name: Twelfth and Thirteenth Centuries
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ISBN: 9780198731405

ISBN-10: 019873140X

ISBN-13: 9780198731405

Edition: 2001

Authors: Barbara Harvey, Barbara Harvey

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This volume provides a readable and authoritative account of the history of the British Isles from the Norman Conquest of England, to the eve of the Welsh against Edward I in 1282 . At the beginning of the period, much of Britain belonged, as did Ireland, to the Vikings. The transformation of the archipelago by the end of this period is explored and explained in this volume. Six sharply focused chapters consider the fundamental changes that occurred in this period: the changingpolitical and social structure and the adaptability of the aristocracy instrumental in these changes; the reforms that affected the ecclesiastical landscape; and the effects on economic life of the growth of a…

Book details

Copyright year: 2001
Publisher: Oxford University Press, Incorporated
Publication date: 6/7/2001
Binding: Hardcover
Pages: 336
Size: 5.75" wide x 8.86" long x 0.87" tall
Weight: 1.100
Language: English



Preface


Introduction




Conquest and settlement




Kingship, government and political life to c.1160




Social bonds and economic change




The Church and christian life




Cultural affinities




Kingship, government and political life c. 1160-c.1280



Conclusion



Glossary


Further Reading


Chronology