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The history of the Anglo-Saxons: Comprising the history of England from the Earliest period to the Norman Conquest (Volume III)

The history of the Anglo-Saxons: Comprising the history of England from the Earliest period to the Norman Conquest (Volume III)

Turner, Sharon

Paperback

General LawGeneral World HistoryBritish History

ISBN10: 9353705908
ISBN13: 9789353705909
Publisher: Alpha Edition
Published: Jun 1 2019
Pages: 660
Weight: 1.82
Height: 1.46 Width: 5.50 Depth: 8.50
Language: English
Before England was England, it was a mosaic of kingdoms, oaths, and hard-won borders. Power changes hands, and history. In Volume III of Sharon Turner's landmark The History of the Anglo-Saxons, the great Victorian historian carries you deeper into anglo-saxon england and early medieval britain, tracing the fortunes of anglo-saxon kings and the shaping forces behind the norman conquest background. Turner writes classic english history with the drive of narrative medieval history: battles and diplomacy set alongside saxon society and law, belief, learning, and the slow building of institutions. Its strength is scale: a patient survey of sources, names, and dates, yet never losing sight of the human stakes. Read it for the sweep, consult it for clarity, return for the arguments that shaped nineteenth-century medieval historiography for modern readers. Drawing on early authorities including Bede's ecclesiastical history, he assembles a richly sourced account that reads like a living chronicle while serving as a sturdy british history reference. For readers of english constitutional history, this volume illuminates how custom, counsel, and kingship laid groundwork that later centuries would call the English state. Out of print for decades and now republished by Alpha Editions. Restored for today's and future generations. More than a reprint - a collector's item and a cultural treasure. Whether you are expanding a multi-volume history collection, seeking a dependable medieval studies textbook companion, or simply want a compelling window into the making of a nation, Turner's work remains one of the defining syntheses of the Anglo-Saxon age.

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