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Kingship and Government in Pre-Conquest England, C.500-1066 (British History in Perspective)
Kingship and Government in Pre-Conquest England C500-1066 - British History in Perspective Author:Ann Williams This book is a study of the exercise of royal authority before the Norman Conquest. Ann Williams begins her study by investigating the establishment of the early kingdoms and the methods used to control and exploit them. Other major topics covered include the expansion of Wessex and the establishment of the West Saxon kings as kings of the Engli... more »sh, the development of royal administration in the tenth and eleventh centuries, the Danish conquest of 1016 and its impact, and the legacy of the Old English kings to their Norman supplanters.« less