| Author | : Ann Williams |
| File Size | : 47,8 Mb |
| Publisher | : Bloomsbury Publishing |
| Language | : English |
| Release Date | : 28 April 1999 |
| ISBN | : 9781349274543 |
| Pages | : 271 pages |
Kingship and Government in Pre Conquest England c 500 1066 by Ann Williams Book PDF Summary
This book is a study of the exercise of royal authority before the Norman Conquest. Six centuries separate the 'adventus Saxonum' from the battle of Hastings: during those long years, the English kings changed from warlords, who exacted submission by force, into law-givers to whom obedience was a moral duty. In the process, they created many of the administrative institutes which continued to serve their successors. They also created England: the united kingdom of the English people.
