The Oxford Illustrated History of Medieval England

by Saul, Nigel

• ISBN13: 9780198205029
• ISBN10: 0198205023
• Additional ISBN(s): 9780192893246
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 1997-05-15
• Publisher: Oxford University Press

Summary

This richly illustrated book provides a comprehensive introduction to medieval England. Written by expert scholars and drawing on the latest research, it offers an authoritative survey of the years from the departure of the Roman legions to the Battle of Bosworth. The middle ages were a time of profound diversity and change. The main political themes are explored in three narrative chapters, covering the Anglo-Saxon period, the Normans and Angevins, and the late middle ages. Chapters on the social, cultural, and religious life of the period add context tothe political and institutional developments traced and cover topics as varied as the nature of national identity, urban life, art and architecture, religious practice, and the development of vernacular literature. 180 illustrations, maps, family trees, a chronology, guide to further reading, and a full index make this an indispensable guide to England in the middle ages. Contributors... Janet L. Nelson, Professor of History, King's College, London George Garnett, Fellow and Tutor in History, St Hugh's College, Oxford Chris Given-Wilson, Senior Lecturer in Medieval History, University of St Andrews Christopher Dyer, Professor of Medieval Social History, University of Birmingham Henrietta Leyser, Lecturer in Medieval History, St Peter's College, Oxford Nicola Coldstream Derek Pearsall, Professor of English, Harvard University

Author Biography

Nigel Saul is Reader in Medieval History at Royal Holloway College, University of London.

Table of Contents

List of Colour Plates	ix	(2)
List of Maps and Family Trees	xi	(1)
List of Contributors	xii
1. Medieval England: Identity, Politics, and Society	1	(24)
NIGEL SAUL
2. Anglo-Saxon England, c.500-1066	25	(36)
JANET L. NELSON
3. Conquered England, 1066-1215	61	(41)
GEORGE GARNETT
4. Late Medieval England, 1215-1485	102	(35)
CHRIS GIVEN - WILSON
5. The Economy and Society	137	(37)
CHRISTOPHER DYER
6. Piety, Religion, and the Church	174	(33)
HENRIETTA LEYSER
7. The Visual Arts	207	(38)
NICOLA COLDSTREAM
8. Language and Literature	245	(32)
DEREK PEARSALL
Editor's Postscript	277	(4)
Further Reading	281	(6)
Chronology	287	(3)
Family Trees	290	(3)
Illustration Sources	293	(2)
Index	295