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World Before Domesday : the English Aristocracy 871-1066.
Ann Williams' important new book discusses the dynamics of English aristocratic society in a way that has not been explored before. She investigates the rewards and obligations of status including birth, wealth, the importance of public and royal service and the need to participate in local aff...
| Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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| Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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London :
Continuum International Pub. Group,
2008.
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| Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
Tabla de Contenidos:
- Contents; Illustrations; Preface; Acknowledgements; Abbreviations; Introduction: Definitions; 1 The Upper Crust: Ealdormen and Earls; 2 The Service of the King: Stallers and Thegns; 3 Friends and Neighbours: Local Communities; 4 Lords and Men (1): Households and Warbands; 5 Lords and Men (2): Land, Tenure and Service; 6 Displaying Status (1): The Rich Man in his Burh; 7 Displaying Status (2): The Trappings of Authority; 8 Living like Lords: Aristocratic Pursuits; Appendix 1: The Assessment of Land and Wealth; Appendix 2: Count Eustace's Divorce, 1049; Appendix 3: The Earldom of Hereford.
- Appendix 4: The Antecedents of WihtgarNotes; Bibliography; Index.