5th Edition

The Feudal Kingdom of England 1042-1216

By Frank Barlow Copyright 1999
416 Pages
by Routledge

416 Pages
by Routledge

416 Pages
by Routledge

Now in its fifth edition, this hugely successful text remains as vivid and readable as ever. Frank Barlow illuminates every aspect of the Anglo-Norman world, but the central appeal of the book continues to be its firm narrative structure. Here is a fascinating story compellingly told. At the beginning of the period he shows us an England that is still, politically and culturally, on the fringe... Read more
List of Maps and Genealogical Tables. Introductory Note. Preface. 1. England in the Reign of Edward the Confessor. 2. The Reign of Edward the Confessor, 1042-1066. 3. The Norman Conquest of England, 1066-1086. 4. The Anglo-Norman Kingdom. 5. England and Normandy, 1066-1100. 6. The Zenith and the Nadir of Norman Rule, 100-1154. 7. Social Changes in England. 8. The Re-establishment of the Monarchy under Henry II, 1154-1179. 9. The Angevin Emprie, 1166-1206. 10. The Angevin Despotism, 1189-1216. Epilogue. Note on Books. Maps. Genealogical. Tables. Index.

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Frank Barlow