The Saxon and Norman Kings - Hardcover

Brooke, Christopher

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0760700001 ISBN 13: 9780760700006

Publisher: Barnes & Noble Inc, 1996

Synopsis

This classic exploration of the history of English kings and kingship from the sixth to the twelfth century has now been brought up–to–date for a new generation of readers.

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Review:

"this classic exploration of the history of English kings and kingship from the sixth to the twelfth centuries..." Bollettino del centro internazionale promozione editoriale "Brooke romps through the exceptionally long period 450–1154, and his treatment is highly intelligent, witty, and jokey ... a most attractive and learned jeu d′esprit. " English Histroical Review

From the Back Cover:

First published in 1963, this classic exploration of the history of English kings and kingship from the sixth to the twelfth centuries has now been updated for a new generation of readers. A prologue has been added summarizing changes in modern knowledge and underlining the difference between the history of the ′English people′, a phrase of the sixth century, and the kingdom of the English, which only came of age in the tenth. An entirely new chapter discusses queens, including St Margaret, who became queen of Scotland. The bibliography has also been completely revised. As in previous editions, one of the books most important features is that it is written from the sources inviting readers to reconstruct the story for themselves by engaging in a series of enquiries into, for example, the nature of king–making, the origins of the English kingdoms, and the meaning of the Bayeux tapestry.

About this edition

• Publisher: Barnes & Noble Inc
• Publication date: 1996
• ISBN 10: 0760700001
• ISBN 13: 9780760700006
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 232