Kingship and Government in Pre-Conquest England c.500-1066

By Ann Williams

Book Overview

This book is a study of the exercise of royal authority before the Norman Conquest. Six centuries separate the 'adventus Saxonum' from the battle of Hastings: during those long years, the English kings changed from warlords, who exacted submission by force, into law-givers to whom obedience was a moral duty. In the process, they created many of the administrative institutes which continued to serve their successors. They also created England: the united kingdom of the English people.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0333567978
• ISBN13: 9780333567975
• Release Date: April 1999
• Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
• Length: 243 Pages
• Weight: 1.02 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 5.5" x 8.5"