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Author : D. J. V. Fisher
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 342 pages
File Size : 46,6 Mb
Release : 2014-06-17
Category : History
ISBN : 9781317873198
An introductory survey which provides a clear and accessible account of the centuries between the arrival of the Anglo-Saxons and the Norman Conquest.
Author : Martin Wall
Publisher : Amberley Publishing Limited
Page : 323 pages
File Size : 53,7 Mb
Release : 2015-09-15
Category : History
ISBN : 9781445647739
Discover the world of the Staffordshire Hoard
Author : Marc Morris
Publisher : Simon and Schuster
Page : 452 pages
File Size : 49,5 Mb
Release : 2021-05-25
Category : History
ISBN : 9781643135359
A sweeping and original history of the Anglo-Saxons by national bestselling author Marc Morris. Sixteen hundred years ago Britain left the Roman Empire and swiftly fell into ruin. Grand cities and luxurious villas were deserted and left to crumble, and civil society collapsed into chaos. Into this violent and unstable world came foreign invaders from across the sea, and established themselves as its new masters. The Anglo-Saxons traces the turbulent history of these people across the next six centuries. It explains how their earliest rulers fought relentlessly against each other for glory and supremacy, and then were almost destroyed by the onslaught of the vikings. It explores how they abandoned their old gods for Christianity, established hundreds of churches and created dazzlingly intricate works of art. It charts the revival of towns and trade, and the origins of a familiar landscape of shires, boroughs and bishoprics. It is a tale of famous figures like King Offa, Alfred the Great and Edward the Confessor, but also features a host of lesser known characters - ambitious queens, revolutionary saints, intolerant monks and grasping nobles. Through their remarkable careers we see how a new society, a new culture and a single unified nation came into being. Drawing on a vast range of original evidence - chronicles, letters, archaeology and artefacts - renowned historian Marc Morris illuminates a period of history that is only dimly understood, separates the truth from the legend, and tells the extraordinary story of how the foundations of England were laid.
Author : John Blair,W. John Blair
Publisher : Oxford Paperbacks
Page : 108 pages
File Size : 49,9 Mb
Release : 2000-08-10
Category : History
ISBN : 9780192854032
First published as part of the best-selling The Oxford Illustrated History of Britain, John Blair's Very Short Introduction to the Anglo-Saxon Age covers the emergence of the earliest English settlements to the Norman victory in 1066. This book is a brief introduction to the political, social, religious, and cultural history of Anglo-Saxon England. ABOUT THE SERIES: The Very Short Introductions series from Oxford University Press contains hundreds of titles in almost every subject area. These pocket-sized books are the perfect way to get ahead in a new subject quickly. Our expert authors combine facts, analysis, perspective, new ideas, and enthusiasm to make interesting and challenging topics highly readable.
Author : Nicholas J. Higham,M. J. Ryan
Publisher : Yale University Press
Page : 495 pages
File Size : 45,5 Mb
Release : 2013-06-25
Category : History
ISBN : 9780300125344
Presents the Anglo-Saxon period of English history from the fifth century up to the late eleventh century, covering such events as the spread of Christianity, the invasions of the Vikings, the composition of Beowulf, and the Battle of Hastings.
Author : Michelle P. Brown
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 188 pages
File Size : 50,6 Mb
Release : 2007
Category : History
ISBN : UCSC:32106019484200
"The Anglo-Saxons first appeared on the historical scene as pagan pirates and mercenaries moving into the declining Roman Empire in the fifth century. By the time of the Norman Conquest in 1066, Anglo-Saxon England was one of the most sophisticated states in the medieval West, renowned for its ecclesiastical and cultural achievements. The written word was of tremendous importance in this transformation. Within a century of the introduction of Christianity and literacy, the book had become a central element of Anglo-Saxon society, and a rich vehicle for cultural and artistic expression. This new edition of Anglo-Saxon Manuscripts provides a short introduction to the art of bookmaking in the Anglo-Saxon period and illustrates in colour over 150 examples of the finest Anglo-Saxon books in the British Library and other major collections."--Pub. desc.
Author : Sharon Turner
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 388 pages
File Size : 55,9 Mb
Release : 1840
Category : Anglo-Saxons
ISBN : UOM:39015022633161
Author : John Hines
Publisher : Boydell Press
Page : 492 pages
File Size : 42,7 Mb
Release : 2003
Category : History
ISBN : 1843830345
The culture of early Anglo-Saxon England explored from an inter-disciplinary perspective. A stimulating contribution to the field of Anglo-Saxon studies. MEDIEVAL ARCHAEOLOGY A mind-stretching read. NOTES AND QUERIES The papers contained in this volume, by leading researchers in the field, cover a wide range of social, economic and ideological aspects of the culture of early Anglo-Saxon England, from an inter-disciplinary perspective. The status of `Anglo-Saxondom' and `Englishness' as cultural and ethnic categories are a recurrent focus of debate, while other topics include the reconstruction of settlement patterns; social and political structures; farming in medieval England; and the spiritual world of the Anglo-Saxons. As a whole, the contributionsoffer fascinating insights into key contemporary research questions and projects, and into the character and problems of interdisciplinary approaches. Dr JOHN HINES is Reader in the School of History and Archaeology atthe University of Wales, Cardiff. Contributors: WALTER POHL, IAN WOOD, DELLA HOOKE, DOMINIC POWLESLAND, HEINRICH HÄRKE, THOMAS CHARLES-EDWARDS, PATRIZIA LENDINARA, PETER FOWLER, CHRISTOPHER SCULL, JANE HAWKES, D.N. DUMVILLE, JOHN HINES, GIORGIO AUSENDA
Author : Claire Breay,Joanna Story
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 43,6 Mb
Release : 2018
Category : Anglo-Saxons
ISBN : 0712352074
The Anglo-Saxon period stretches from the arrival of Germanic groups on British shores in the early 5th century to the Norman Conquest of 1066. During these centuries, the English language was used and written down for the first time, pagan populations were converted to Christianity, and the foundations of the kingdom of England were laid. This richly illustrated new book - which accompanies a landmark British Library exhibition - presents Anglo-Saxon England as the home of a highly sophisticated artistic and political culture, deeply connected with its continental neighbours. Leading specialists in early medieval history, literature and culture engage with the unique, original evidence from which we can piece together the story of the Anglo-Saxon kingdoms, examining outstanding and beautiful objects such as highlights from the Staffordshire hoard and the Sutton Hoo burial. At the heart of the book is the British Library's outstanding collection of Anglo-Saxon manuscripts, the richest source of evidence about Old English language and literature, including Beowulf and other poetry; the Lindisfarne Gospels, one of Britain's greatest artistic and religious treasures; the St Cuthbert Gospel, the earliest intact European book; and historical manuscripts such as Bede's Ecclesiastical History and the Anglo-Saxon Chronicle. These national treasures are discussed alongside other, internationally important literary and historical manuscripts held in major collections in Britain and Europe. This book, and the exhibition it accompanies, chart a fascinating and dynamic period in early medieval history, and will bring to life our understanding of these formative centuries.
Author : J. A. Giles and J. Ingram
Publisher : Namaskar Books
Page : 365 pages
File Size : 43,9 Mb
Release : 2024-06-01
Category : History
ISBN : 8210379456XXX
Author : Sharon Turner
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 438 pages
File Size : 42,8 Mb
Release : 1840
Category : Electronic
ISBN : BSB:BSB10282114
Author : Sharon Turner
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 388 pages
File Size : 52,5 Mb
Release : 1840
Category : Anglo-Saxons
ISBN : MINN:319510020879070
Author : Turner
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 448 pages
File Size : 42,5 Mb
Release : 1840
Category : Anglo-Saxons
ISBN : GENT:900000060403
Author : Tom Lambert,Thomas Benedict Lambert
Publisher : Oxford University Press
Page : 407 pages
File Size : 55,8 Mb
Release : 2017
Category : History
ISBN : 9780198786313
The only modern book-length account of Anglo-Saxon legal culture and practice, from the pre-Christian laws of Æthelberht of Kent (c. 600) up to the Norman conquest of 1066, charting the development of kings' involvement in law, in terms both of their authority to legislate and their ability to influence local practice.
Author : Colum Hourihane
Publisher : Index of Christian Art Department of Art and Archeology Princeton
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 54,6 Mb
Release : 2011
Category : Art, Anglo-Saxon
ISBN : 0983753709
An interdisciplinary collection of essays examining Irish and Anglo-Saxon art in the early medieval period.