The Aristocracy of Norman England

ISBN-13: 9780521335096 / Angielski / Twarda / 1997 / 514 str.

Judith A. Green

Opis

This book provides the first rounded account of the new and highly influential ruling elite of England in the century after the Norman conquest of 1066, in which the old English aristocracy was swept aside. It focuses on four main themes: land (the transfer of land to the aristocracy, and the organization of the great estates), power (the nature of power and its vitality), politics (the aims and strategies of the nobles), and society (kinship, the role of women, and piety).

Recenzje

'This is an extremely useful book, providing a wide-ranging survey of the composition, power and practices of the aristocracy … it is to be hoped that this important book stimulates a fertile debate on the nature of aristocratic power, in England and beyond.' Journal of Ecclesiastical History

Spis treści

Illustrations; Preface; Abbreviations; Introduction; 1. Conquest and settlement; 2. Wealth and power; 3. The aristocracy and the crown; 4. Aristocratic society; Conclusion; Bibliography.