Brief History of the Anglo-saxons

by Hindley, Geoffrey

• ISBN13: 9780786717385
• ISBN10: 0786717386
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2006-07-13
• Publisher: Perseus Books Group

Summary

This is the early story of the English people, from the end of Roman Britain up to the Norman Conquest in 1066. A distinct English identity developed during this crucial time, only to be stamped out by the arrival of the Normans. But Geoffrey Hindley, one of our most respected medieval historians, shows how the eclipse was superficial, and how a strong Anglo-Saxon legacy can be found in our culture and society today.

Author Biography

Geoffrey Hindley lectures internationally on medieval history. His many books include The Shaping of Europe, Saladin: A Biography, The Book of Magna Carta, and A Brief History of the Crusades.

Table of Contents

Acknowledgements	ix
A Note on Names and Measurements	xi
List of Illustrations	xiii
Maps	xv
Chronology	xxi
Selective Genealogy of the Royal House of Cerdic/Wessex/England	xxix
Introduction: An Idea of Early England	xxxi
1 Invaders and Settlers: Beginnings to the Early 600's	1	(30)
2 Southern Kingdoms, AD 600-800	31	(29)
3 Northumbria: The Star in the North	60	(32)
4 The Mercian Sphere	92	(28)
5 Apostles of Germany	120	(30)
6 Alcuin of York and the Continuing Anglo-Saxon Presence on the Continent	150	(26)
7 Viking Raiders, Danelaw, 'Kings' of York	176	(29)
8 The Wessex of Alfred the Great	205	(29)
9 Literature, Learning, Language and Law in Anglo-Saxon England	234	(28)
10 The Hegemony of Wessex: The English Kingdom and Church Reforms	262	(29)
11 Danish Invasions and Kings: Æthelred 'Unraed', Cnut the Great and Others	291	(30)
12 Edward the Confessor, the Conquest and the Aftermath	321	(33)
Appendix 1: The Bayeux Tapestry	354	(7)
Appendix 2: The Death of Harold and His Afterlife?	361	(3)
Appendix 3: Royal Writing Office or Chancery?	364	(1)
Notes	365	(14)
Select Bibliography	379	(16)
Index	395