The history of the Anglo-Saxons Comprising the history of England from the Earlist period to the norman conquest (Volume II)
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Beschreibung
Produktdetails
Einband
Taschenbuch
Erscheinungsdatum
28.06.2019
Verlag
Alpha EditionsSeitenzahl
632
Maße (L/B/H)
21.6/14/3.7 cm
Gewicht
879 g
Sprache
Englisch
ISBN
978-93-89265-24-8
Before England was England, its story was written in councils, monasteries, and battlefields. A nation takes shape here. In Volume II of Sharon Turner's The History of the Anglo-Saxons, the past of Anglo-Saxon England is pursued with narrative drive and a historian's ear for evidence, carrying readers deeper into early medieval Britain as kingdoms harden into institutions. Turner writes as a pioneer of British historical writing, balancing antiquarian curiosity with a clear sense of why these centuries still matter. Turner draws on the Anglo-Saxon Chronicle and Bede's Ecclesiastical History to map belief, law, language, and power: how authority was argued, how communities were organised, and how customs became precedent. He keeps the focus on sources and institutions: kingship and counsel, church and learning, war and settlement. Read as scholarly medieval history, it offers rich context on Anglo-Saxon society and the origins of English government, while also supplying the Norman conquest background that later historians and readers still return to. As a history reference edition for medieval studies students and British history researchers, it rewards close consultation; as part of a classic history collection, it also reads with the pleasure of a grand Victorian synthesis. Long recognised as a landmark in English historiography, Turner's work helped shape modern medieval studies and the way Anglo-Saxon England is imagined. Republished by Alpha Editions in a careful modern edition, this volume preserves the spirit of the original while making it effortless to enjoy today - a heritage title prepared for readers and collectors alike.
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