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Companion to the Early Middle Ages, A: Britain and Ireland c.500 - c.1100


Companion to the Early Middle Ages, A: Britain and Ireland c.500 - c.1100

Paperback by Stafford, Pauline (University of Liverpool, UK)

Companion to the Early Middle Ages, A: Britain and Ireland c.500 - c.1100

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ISBN:
9781118425138
Publication Date:
7 Dec 2012
Language:
English
Publisher:
John Wiley and Sons Ltd
Imprint:
Wiley-Blackwell
Pages:
576 pages
Format:
Paperback
For delivery:
Estimated despatch 24 - 26 May 2024
Companion to the Early Middle Ages, A: Britain and Ireland c.500 - c.1100

Description

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

Contents

List of Maps viii Notes on Contributors ix List of Abbreviations xiii Maps xv Part I Introductory Matter 1 1 Introduction 3 Pauline Stafford 2 Historiography 9 Pauline Stafford 3 Sources 23 Pauline Stafford Part II Britain and Ireland, c.500-c.750 39 4 Britain and Ireland, c.500 41 Barbara Yorke 5 Economy 57 Howard B. Clarke 6 Kings and Kingship 76 Barbara Yorke 7 Communities and Kinship 91 David E. Thornton 8 Social Structure 107 Thomas M. Charles-Edwards 9 Britain, Ireland, and Europe, c.500-c.750 126 Paul Fouracre 10 Conversions to Christianity 143 Huw Pryce 11 Church Organization and Pastoral Care 160 Thomas Pickles 12 Latin Learning and Christian Art 177 Martin J. Ryan Part III Britain and Ireland in the Long Ninth Century, c.750-c.900 193 13 Viking Raids and Conquest 195 Dawn Hadley 14 Scandinavian Settlement 212 Dawn Hadley 15 Britain, Ireland, and Europe, c.750-c.900 231 Janet L. Nelson Part IV Britain and Ireland, C.900-c.1100 249 16 Scotland 251 Alex Woolf 17 Ireland, c.900-c.1000 268 Edel Bhreathnach 18 Ireland, c.1000-c.1100 285 Seán Duffy 19 Northumbria 303 William M. Aird 20 Southumbria 322 Charles Insley 21 Wales and West Britain 341 John Reuben Davies 22 Britain, Ireland, and Europe, c.900-c.1100 358 Simon MacLean 23 The Institutional Church 376 Catherine Cubitt 24 Pastoral Care and Religious Belief 395 Catherine Cubitt 25 Nobility 414 Julia Crick 26 Settlement and Social Differentiation 432 Sally Crawford 27 Localities 446 David E. Thornton 28 Queens and Queenship 459 Pauline Stafford Bibliography 477 Index 524

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