Kings and Kingdoms of Early Anglo-Saxon England

1. Auflage 1990
ISBN: 978-0-415-16639-3
Verlag: Routledge

Buch, Englisch, 236 Seiten, Format (B × H): 156 mm x 234 mm, Gewicht: 365 g

Kings and Kingdoms of Early Anglo-Saxon England provides a unique survey of the six major Anglo-Saxon kingdoms - Kent, the East Saxons, the East Angles, Northumbria, Mercia and Wessex - and their royal families, examining the most recent research in this field.
Barbara Yorke moves beyond narrative accounts of the various royal houses to explain issues such as the strategies of rule, the reasons for success and failure and the dynamics of change in the office of king. Sixteen genealogical and regnal tables help to elucidate the history of the royal houses.

Zielgruppe

General

Autoren/Hrsg.

Yorke, Barbara

Yorke, Dr Barbara

Fachgebiete

• Geisteswissenschaften Geschichtswissenschaft Geschichtswissenschaft Allgemein Historische Hilfswissenschaften
• Geisteswissenschaften Geschichtswissenschaft Weltgeschichte & Geschichte einzelner Länder und Gebietsräume Geschichte einzelner Länder Europäische Länder England, UK, Irland: Regional & Stadtgeschichte

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Foreword, List of tables and illustrations, I. INTRODUCTION: THE ORIGINS OF THE ANGLO-SAXON KINGDOMS, II. KENT, III. THE EAST SAXONS, IV. THE EAST ANGLES, V. NORTHUMBRIA, VI. MERCIA, VII. THE WEST SAXONS, VIII. CONCLUSION: THE DEVELOPMENT OF KINGSHIP c. 600–900, Bibliography and Abbreviations

Über Autor(innen)

Barbara Yorke is a Senior Lecturer in History and Archaeology, King Alfred's College, Winchester.