Author: David Rollason
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
ISBN: 9780521813358
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 384
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Author: David Rollason
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
ISBN: 9780521813358
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 384
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Author: Geoffrey Hindley
Publisher: Hachette UK
ISBN: 1472107594
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 448
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Starting AD 400 (around the time of their invasion of England) and running through to the 1100s (the 'Aftermath'), historian Geoffrey Hindley shows the Anglo-Saxons as formative in the history not only of England but also of Europe. The society inspired by the warrior world of the Old English poem Beowulf saw England become the world's first nation state and Europe's first country to conduct affairs in its own language, and Bede and Boniface of Wessex establish the dating convention we still use today. Including all the latest research, this is a fascinating assessment of a vital historical period.
Author: Fiona Edmonds
Publisher: Boydell & Brewer
ISBN: 1783273364
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 324
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WINNER OF THE FRANK WATSON BOOK PRIZE 2021. SHORTLISTED IN SCOTLAND'S NATIONAL BOOK AWARDS 2021 The first full-scale, interdisciplinary treatment of the wide-ranging connections between the Gaelic world and the Northumbrian kingdom.
Author: Pauline Stafford
Publisher: John Wiley & Sons
ISBN: 1118425138
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 578
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Drawing on 28 original essays, A Companion to the Early Middle Ages takes an inclusive approach to the history of Britain and Ireland from c.500 to c.1100 to overcome artificial distinctions of modern national boundaries. A collaborative history from leading scholars, covering the key debates and issues Surveys the building blocks of political society, and considers whether there were fundamental differences across Britain and Ireland Considers potential factors for change, including the economy, Christianisation, and the Vikings
Author: T. M. Charles-Edwards
Publisher: Oxford University Press on Demand
ISBN: 0198217315
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 816
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The most detailed history of the Welsh from Late-Roman Britain to the eve of the Norman Conquest. Integrates the history of religion, language, and literature with the history of events.
Author: Eoghan Ahern
Publisher: Routledge
ISBN: 0429773889
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 280
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Bede and the Cosmos examines Bede’s cosmology—his understanding of the universe and its laws. It explores his ideas regarding both the structure and mechanics of the created world and the relationship of that world to its Creator. Beginning with On the Nature of Things and moving on to survey his writings in other genres, it demonstrates the key role that natural philosophy played in shaping Bede’s worldview, and explores the ramifications that this had on his cultural, theological and historical thought. From questions about angelic bodies and the destruction of the world at judgement day, to subtle arguments about free will and the meaning of history, Bede’s fascinating and unique engagement with the natural world is explored in this comprehensive study.
Author: Stephen D. Church
Publisher: Boydell & Brewer
ISBN: 1783276053
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 213
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One opens each new volume expecting to find the unexpected - new light on old arguments, new material, new angles. MEDIUM AEVUM
Author: Tim Clarkson
Publisher: Birlinn
ISBN: 190790901X
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 248
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During the first millennium AD the most northerly part of Britain evolved into the country known today as Scotland. The transition was a long process of social and political change driven by the ambitions of powerful warlords. At first these men were tribal chiefs, Roman generals or rulers of small kingdoms. Later, after the Romans departed, the initiative was seized by dynamic warrior-kings who campaigned far beyond their own borders. Armies of Picts, Scots, Vikings, Britons and Anglo-Saxons fought each other for supremacy. From Lothian to Orkney, from Fife to the Isle of Skye, fierce battles were won and lost. By AD 1000 the political situation had changed for ever. Led by a dynasty of Gaelic-speaking kings the Picts and Scots began to forge a single, unified nation which transcended past enmities. In this book the remarkable story of how ancient North Britain became the medieval kingdom of Scotland is told.
Author: Adrian Gareth Green
Publisher: Boydell Press
ISBN: 9781843833352
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 278
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Is North East England really a coherent and self-conscious region? The essays collected here address this topical issue, from the middle ages to the present day.
Author: Thomas Faulkner
Publisher: Boydell & Brewer
ISBN: 184383541X
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 350
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A rich, detailed and well-illustrated overview of the landscape of the North East of England.