From Roman Britain to Norman England

By Peter H. Sawyer

Book Overview

This revised edition of the classic text of the period provides both the student and the specialist with an informative account of post-Roman English society. After a general survey of the main developments from the fourth century to the eleventh, the book offers analysis of: * social organization * the changing character of kingship, of royal government and the influence of the church * the history of settlement * the making of the landscape * the growth of towns and trade * the consequences of the Norman Conquest. The author also considers the various influences; British, Frankish, Viking and Christian that helped shape English society and contributed to the making of a united kingdom.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1138131520
• ISBN13: 9781138131521
• Release Date: November 2015
• Publisher: Routledge
• Length: 336 Pages
• Weight: 1.18 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 5.5" x 8.5"

Customer Reviews

Good overview for the time period

This book gets a lot of pretty harsh reviews for the print edition by people complaining that it's geared towards the lay person with an interest in Anglo-Saxon Britain. Personally, I think it's a very good overview for someone who's starting their exploration of the "Dark Age" period in the island's history and does an excellent job dispelling myths about post-Roman Britain. It's a quick and easy read, and a good way to get a better understanding of what we know (and what we don't know) about the AS period. Think of it as a transition between the "one chapter" you'll get in most history books or mass-market publications and the scholarly (and sometimes mind-numbingly dry) tomes you can find gathering dust on a lot of library shelves.