The Norman Conquest of England: Sources and Documents (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9780851156187)

R. Allen Brown selects original material - literature, legal documents, letters and objects -to present the Norman Conquest.

This selection of documents offers an insight into the Norman Conquest of England from a variety of perspectives. It is divided into four parts, each dealing with evidence of a different kind: literary and narrative sources (including Norman, Old English and Anglo-Norman texts); documentary sources, such as charters, writs and leases; letters; and the art of the period, principally, though not exclusively, from the Bayeux Tapestry. Both Anglo-Saxon and Norman England are represented, and Normandy itself is the subject of one section.
R. Allen Brown's general introduction supplies a broad context for the material, and commentaries are provided with the documents where necessary, explaining points of particular significance, while a select bibliography gives suggestions for further reading. All documents are provided in translation. Reprint; first published in 1984. R. ALLEN BROWNwas professor of history at King's College, London, and founder of the annual Battle conference on Anglo-Norman studies.

Author: R. Allen Brown
ISBN-10: 0851156185
ISBN-13: 9780851156187
Publisher: Boydell Press
Language: English
Published: 01/01/1984
Pages: 201
Format: Paperback
Weight: 0.73lbs
Size: 9.18h x 7.08w x 0.60d