Forging the kingdom : power in English society, 973-1189 / Judith A. Green.

"Between the imperial coronation of Edgar in 973 and the death of Henry II in 1189, English society was transformed. This lively and wide-ranging study explores social and political change in England across this period, and examines the reasons for such developments, as well as the many continuities...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Green, Judith A. (Author)
Language:English
Published: Cambridge, United Kingdom : Cambridge University Press, 2017.
Subjects:
Great Britain > Politics and government > To 1485.
Power (Social sciences) > England > History > To 1500.
Social change > England > History > To 1500.
England > Social conditions > To 1066.
England > Social conditions > 1066-1485.
Great Britain > Kings and rulers > History.
Architecture and state > England > History > To 1500.
London (England) > History > To 1500.
Great Britain > History > Anglo-Saxon period, 449-1066.
Great Britain > History > Norman period, 1066-1154.
HISTORY / Europe / Great Britain.
Architecture and state.
Kings and rulers.
Politics and government.
Power (Social sciences)
Social change.
Social conditions.
England.
England > London.
Great Britain.
To 1500
History.
Genre:
History.
Physical Description:ix, 310 pages ; 23 cm
Format: Book
Contents:
  • Contexts
  • Kings
  • Lay lords : an age of aristocracy
  • Archbishops, bishops and abbots
  • Individuals, communities and networks
  • Power and place
  • London : the making of a capital city
  • A patchwork kingdom.