Beginnings of English Society (Penguin History of England, v. 2) (Pelican History of England)

by Dorothy Whitelock

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From "the coming of the English" into the Romanized province of Britain (traditionally dated to the year 449) to the Norman Conquest of 1066, it was the Anglo-Saxons who controlled the territory of England. In this book, the author draws on a range of evidence to offer an analysis of their way of life. She examines the basic structures of society - the hierarchy descending from the King, his court and the noblemen to the churls and slaves - the systems of administration and law and the role and organization of the Church. Britain may have been at the edge of the civilized world, yet the Anglo-Saxons produced a distinguished body of literature, Latin and vernacular, and many important works of art.
  • ISBN10 0140137645
  • ISBN13 9780140137644
  • Publish Date 31 October 1991 (first published January 1971)
  • Publish Status Unknown
  • Out of Print 7 August 2002
  • Publish Country GB
  • Imprint Penguin Books Ltd
  • Edition New edition
  • Format Paperback
  • Pages 256
  • Language English