Anglo-Norman England 1066 - 1166
History of Medieval Britain
Historians have long debated the significance of the Norman Conquest. Did it mark the imposition of an alien and repressive regime on "free Englishmen"? Or did England benefit from the uniting of two separate and disparate cultures and civilizations? Marjorie Chibnall, one of the leading historians of the period, here addresses these issues.
List of Maps.
Preface.
Introduction.
Part I: Conquest and Settlement:.
1. The First Phases of Conquest.
2. The Moving Frontiers.
3. Settlement and Succession..
Part II: Wealth and Government:.
4. From Doomsday Book to the Pipe Rolls.
5. The Wealth of England.
Part III: Law and Society:.
6. Towards a Common Law.
7. Serfdom and Villeinage: the Manorial Courts.
8. Canon Law and the Church Courts.
9. Normans and English.
Epilogue.
Appendix 1: Claimants to the English Throne 1066-1100.
Appendix 2: The Ancestors of Henry II.
Further Reading.
Bibliography of Abbreviated Titles.
Index.
Preface.
Introduction.
Part I: Conquest and Settlement:.
1. The First Phases of Conquest.
2. The Moving Frontiers.
3. Settlement and Succession..
Part II: Wealth and Government:.
4. From Doomsday Book to the Pipe Rolls.
5. The Wealth of England.
Part III: Law and Society:.
6. Towards a Common Law.
7. Serfdom and Villeinage: the Manorial Courts.
8. Canon Law and the Church Courts.
9. Normans and English.
Epilogue.
Appendix 1: Claimants to the English Throne 1066-1100.
Appendix 2: The Ancestors of Henry II.
Further Reading.
Bibliography of Abbreviated Titles.
Index.
"Marjorie Chibnall has produced a concise conspectus which makes
twenty years of historical research both accessible and
intelligible to the general reader." Times Literary
Supplement
"Essential reading for anyone studying the period ... throughout
its length the book beams powerful shafts of light on many aspects
of Anglo-Norman England." History
"This volume will be an ideal introduction for students; its
examples will refresh many a jaded lecture course; and for
specialists it will be a continuing point of reference." History
and Archaeology
"This outstanding work is now reissued in the full-colour livery
of the Blackwell series." A History of Medieval Britain
twenty years of historical research both accessible and
intelligible to the general reader." Times Literary
Supplement
"Essential reading for anyone studying the period ... throughout
its length the book beams powerful shafts of light on many aspects
of Anglo-Norman England." History
"This volume will be an ideal introduction for students; its
examples will refresh many a jaded lecture course; and for
specialists it will be a continuing point of reference." History
and Archaeology
"This outstanding work is now reissued in the full-colour livery
of the Blackwell series." A History of Medieval Britain
Marjorie Chibnall is a Fellow of Clare Hall, Cambridge. Her previous publications include The World of Orderic Vitalis (1984) and The Empress Matilda (Blackwell 1991, paperback edition 1993)
