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The Saxon and Norman Kings Christopher N. L. Brooke (University of Cambridge)

The Saxon and Norman Kings By Christopher N. L. Brooke (University of Cambridge)

The Saxon and Norman Kings by Christopher N. L. Brooke (University of Cambridge)

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This exploration of kings and kingship has been completely revised, including a new chapter on English queens, and a new bibliography. Written from original sources, it encourages readers to engage in a series of inquiries into issues of the time, such as the meaning of the Bayeux tapestry.

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The Saxon and Norman Kings by Christopher N. L. Brooke (University of Cambridge)

This classic exploration of the history of English kings and kingship from the sixth to the twelfth century has now been brought up-to-date for a new generation of readers.

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this classic exploration of the history of English kings and kingship from the sixth to the twelfth centuries... Bollettino del centro internazionale promozione editoriale

Brooke romps through the exceptionally long period 450-1154, and his treatment is highly intelligent, witty, and jokey ... a most attractive and learned jeu d'esprit. English Histroical Review

About Christopher N. L. Brooke (University of Cambridge)

Christopher Brooke is Dixie Professor Emeritus of Ecclesiastical History at the University of Cambridge and a Life Fellow of Gonville and Caius College. His numerous previous publications include From Alfred to Henry III, 871-1272 (1961), Europe in the Central Middle Ages (Third Edition, 2000), The Twelfth Century Renaissance (1969), The Structure of Medieval Society (1971), The Monastic World 1000-1300 (with Wim Swaan, 1974) and The Medieval Idea of Marriage (1989).

Table of Contents

List of Illustrations.

Preface to the Third Edition.

Preface to the 1963 Edition (Abbreviated).

1. Prologue.

2. The Method of this Inquiry.

3. On King-Making.

4. The Occupations of a King.

5. Queens.

6. Origins.

7. The Small Kingdoms.

8. Interlude: 670-871.

9. Alfred.

10. The Tenth Century.

11. Cnut and Edward the Confessor.

12. The Conqueror and the Conquest.

13. The Conqueror's Sons.

14. Stephen.

15. Epilogue.

Bibliography.

Genealogical Tables.

Index.

Additional information

NPB9780631231301
9780631231301
0631231307
The Saxon and Norman Kings by Christopher N. L. Brooke (University of Cambridge)
Christopher N. L. Brooke (University of Cambridge)
Blackwell Classic Histories of England
New
Hardback
John Wiley and Sons Ltd
2001-10-04
208
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