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Domesday Book (Penguin Classic)

Author : G. H. Martin
Publisher : Penguin
Release Date : 2004-09-24
ISBN : 0141439947
Pages : 0 pages
Language : EN, FR, GB
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Download or read book Domesday Book (Penguin Classic) written by G. H. Martin and published by Penguin. This book was released on 2004-09-24 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Domesday Book is one of the most famous documents in English history—and arguably in world history. Now available in one volume, here is the complete, authoritative translation from the original Latin, together with an index of places and a glossary of terms used. Domesday was compiled in a matter of months in 1086, at the end of William the Conqueror’s life. According to a first-hand account by Robert, Bishop of Hereford, those sent out by the king “. . . made a survey of all England; of the lands in each of the countries; of the possessions of each of the magnates, their lands, their habitations, their men.” The detailed picture of the English landscape it offers has no equal in any country, while it is valuable not only in the picture it allows local historians to construct their area in the eleventh century but also as the foundation document of the national archives. “Domesday Book is the book of English history. No other country in the world possesses such a detailed single record from so far back . . . A must for scholars and history buffs everywhere.”—Michael Wood “Domesday Book is not only one of the most important documents in English history: it is one of the most extraordinary documents in any country’s history”—Lady Antonia Fraser “The most detailed survey of a kingdom before the modern age . . . Now a new translation has been published in one volume, offering a unique picture of an early medieval society.”—The Times Educational Supplement

Domesday Book

Author : Ann Williams
Publisher : Penguin (Non-Classics)
Release Date : 2003
ISBN :
Pages : 1464 pages
Language : EN, FR, GB
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Download or read book Domesday Book written by Ann Williams and published by Penguin (Non-Classics). This book was released on 2003 with total page 1464 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This is the complete, authoritative translation from the original Latin of 'Domesday Book', together with indexes of places and people and a glossary of terms used.

The Norman Conquest

Author : Hugh M. Thomas
Publisher : Rowman & Littlefield
Release Date : 2008
ISBN : 9780742538405
Pages : 208 pages
Language : EN, FR, GB
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Download or read book The Norman Conquest written by Hugh M. Thomas and published by Rowman & Littlefield. This book was released on 2008 with total page 208 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Exploring the successful Norman invasion of England in 1066, this concise and readable book focuses especially on the often dramatic and enduring changes wrought by William the Conqueror and his followers. From the perspective of a modern social historian, Hugh M. Thomas considers the conquest's wide-ranging impact by taking a fresh look at such traditional themes as the influence of battles and great men on history and assessing how far the shift in ruling dynasty and noble elites affected broader aspects of English history. The author sets the stage by describing English society before the Norman Conquest and recounting the dramatic story of the conquest, including the climactic Battle of Hastings. He then traces the influence of the invasion itself and the Normans' political, military, institutional, and legal transformations. Inevitably following on the heels of institutional reform came economic, social, religious, and cultural changes. The results, Thomas convincingly shows, are both complex and surprising. In some areas where one might expect profound influence, such as government institutions, there was little change. In other respects, such as the indirect transformation of the English language, the conquest had profound and lasting effects. With its combination of exciting narrative and clear analysis, this book will capture students interest in a range of courses on medieval and Western history.

Decoding Domesday

Author : David Roffe
Publisher : Boydell & Brewer Ltd
Release Date : 2015
ISBN : 1783270195
Pages : 396 pages
Language : EN, FR, GB
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Download or read book Decoding Domesday written by David Roffe and published by Boydell & Brewer Ltd. This book was released on 2015 with total page 396 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Domesday Book is one of our major sources for a crucial period of English history; yet it remains difficult to interpret. This provocative new book proposes a complete re-assessment, with profound implications for our understanding of the society and economy of medieval England. In particular, it overturns the general assumption that the Domesday inquest was a comprehensive survey of lords and their lands, and so tells us about the economic underpinning of power in the late eleventh century; rather, it suggests that in 1086 matters of taxation and service were at issue and data were collected to illuminate these concerns. What emerges from this is that Domesday Book tells us less about a real economy and those who sustained it than a tributary one, with much of the wealth of England being omitted. The source, then, is not the transparent datum that social and economic historians would like it to be. In return, however, the book offers a richer understanding of late eleventh-century England in its own terms; and elucidates many long-standing conundrums of the Domesday Book itself. DAVID ROFFE is an honorary research fellow at Sheffield University. He has written widely on Domesday Book and edited five volumes of the Alecto County Edition of the text.

Surveying the Domesday Book

Author : Simon Keith
Publisher : Windgather Press
Release Date : 2022-04-30
ISBN : 1914427114
Pages : 160 pages
Language : EN, FR, GB
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Download or read book Surveying the Domesday Book written by Simon Keith and published by Windgather Press. This book was released on 2022-04-30 with total page 160 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This is an analysis of the Domesday Book from the perspective of a surveyor and valuer. Most of the logistical problems encountered by the Domesday surveyors are universal. The main aim of this work is to calculate a timetable for the creation of the Domesday survey. In order to do so, it is necessary to analyze the text and to use reverse engineering to determine the surveys purpose, what data was collected, the volume of it and how it was used. Clearly, the purpose was fiscal because the text and the format of the data are not usable as either a land register or an estate management terrier. The data captured are much more narrowly based than usually acknowledged. It is land-based and excludes the built environment. It is not a complete record of either the agricultural workforce or livestock numbers. Logistics indicate that the survey could not have been fully completed within the year of 1086. It is highly likely that substantial preparatory work had been done before the Christmas meeting in 1085. The final version in a single hand could not have been completed before King Williams death in September 1087. The Domesday survey was a revaluation of the hidage assessment system using the same underlying concept and the same administrative machinery, but updating the data and adding monetary values. Although the survey provided a sound cadastre, it was never used to collect tax directly. It was therefore a fiscal failure.

Domesday Now

Author : David Roffe
Publisher : Boydell & Brewer
Release Date : 2016
ISBN : 1783270888
Pages : 354 pages
Language : EN, FR, GB
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Download or read book Domesday Now written by David Roffe and published by Boydell & Brewer. This book was released on 2016 with total page 354 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Essays into numerous aspects of the Domesday Book, shedding fresh light on its mysteries.

Researching Local History

Author : Stuart A Raymond
Publisher : Pen and Sword Family History
Release Date : 2022-09-08
ISBN : 1526779439
Pages : 235 pages
Language : EN, FR, GB
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Download or read book Researching Local History written by Stuart A Raymond and published by Pen and Sword Family History. This book was released on 2022-09-08 with total page 235 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: How has the place we live in changed, developed, and grown over the centuries? That is the basic question local historians seek to answer. The answer is to be found in the sources of information that previous generations have left us. The records of parish, county, and diocesan administration, of the courts, of the national government, and of private estates, all have something to tell us about the history of the locality we are interested in. So do old newspapers and other publications. All of these sources are readily available, but many have been little used. Local historians come from a wide diversity of backgrounds. But whether you are a student researching a dissertation, a family historian interested in the wider background history of your family, a teacher, a librarian, an archivist, an academic, or are merely interested in the history of your own area, this book is for you. If you want to research local history, you need a detailed account of the myriad sources readily available. This book provides a comprehensive overview of those sources, and its guidance will enable you to explore and exploit their vast range. It poses the questions which local historians ask, and identifies the specific sources likely to answer those questions.

Term Paper Resource Guide to Medieval History

Author : Jean S. Hamm
Publisher : ABC-CLIO
Release Date : 2010
ISBN : 0313359679
Pages : 371 pages
Language : EN, FR, GB
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Download or read book Term Paper Resource Guide to Medieval History written by Jean S. Hamm and published by ABC-CLIO. This book was released on 2010 with total page 371 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Help students get the most out of studying medieval history with this comprehensive and practical research guide to topics and resources. * Covers 100 significant events across four continents, between 410 C.E. and 1485 C.E. * Offers an easy-to-use chronological organization that facilitates research and saves time for students, faculty, and librarians * Includes an annotated bibliography of primary source materials for each topic

William

Author : Mark Hagger
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing
Release Date : 2012-10-09
ISBN : 0857732838
Pages : 256 pages
Language : EN, FR, GB
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Download or read book William written by Mark Hagger and published by Bloomsbury Publishing. This book was released on 2012-10-09 with total page 256 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 1066 is the most famous date in English history. On 14 October, on Senlac Hill near Hastings, a battle was fought that would change the face of England forever. Over the next twenty years, Norman culture was imposed on England, and English politics and society were radically reshaped. But how much is really known about William 'the Conqueror', the Norman duke who led his men to victory on that autumn Saturday in what was to be the last successful invasion of England? Mark Hagger here takes a fresh look at William - his life and leadership. As king, he spent much of his reign threatened by rebellion and invasion. In response, he ordered castles and strongholds to be built across the land - a symbol of the force with which he defended his realm and which, along with Domesday Book, England's first public record, attest to a powerful legacy. This book provides a rounded portrait of one of England's greatest rulers.

The Norman Conquest

Author : Marc Morris
Publisher : Simon and Schuster
Release Date : 2022-09-13
ISBN : 1639364005
Pages : 562 pages
Language : EN, FR, GB
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Download or read book The Norman Conquest written by Marc Morris and published by Simon and Schuster. This book was released on 2022-09-13 with total page 562 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A riveting and authoritative history of the single most important event in English history: The Norman Conquest. An upstart French duke who sets out to conquer the most powerful and unified kingdom in Christendom. An invasion force on a scale not seen since the days of the Romans. One of the bloodiest and most decisive battles ever fought. This new history explains why the Norman Conquest was the most significant cultural and military episode in English history. Assessing the original evidence at every turn, Marc Morris goes beyond the familiar outline to explain why England was at once so powerful and yet so vulnerable to William the Conqueror’s attack. Morris writes with passion, verve, and scrupulous concern for historical accuracy. This is the definitive account for our times of an extraordinary story, indeed the pivotal moment in the shaping of the English nation.

The Normans

Author : Judith A. Green
Publisher : Yale University Press
Release Date : 2022
ISBN : 0300180330
Pages : 371 pages
Language : EN, FR, GB
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Download or read book The Normans written by Judith A. Green and published by Yale University Press. This book was released on 2022 with total page 371 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A bold new history of the rise and expansion of the Norman Dynasty across Europe from Byzantium to England In the eleventh century the climate was improving, population was growing, and people were on the move. The Norman dynasty ranged across Europe, led by men who achieved lasting fame, such as William the Conqueror and Robert Guiscard. These figures cultivated an image of unstoppable Norman success, and their victories make for a great story. But how much of it is true? In this insightful history, Judith Green challenges old certainties and explores the reality of Norman life across the continent. There were many soldiers of fortune, but their successes were down to timing, good luck, and ruthless leadership. Green shows the Normans' profound impact, from drastic change in England to laying the foundations for unification in Sicily to their contribution to the First Crusade. Going beyond the familiar, she looks at personal dynastic relationships and the important part women played in what at first sight seems a resolutely masculine world.

The Historical Literature of the Jack Cade Rebellion

Author : Alexander L. Kaufman
Publisher : Routledge
Release Date : 2016-03-16
ISBN : 1317029070
Pages : 279 pages
Language : EN, FR, GB
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Download or read book The Historical Literature of the Jack Cade Rebellion written by Alexander L. Kaufman and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2016-03-16 with total page 279 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Accounts of Jack Cade's 1450 Rebellion-an uprising of some 30,000 middle-class citizens, protesting Henry VI's policies, and resulting in hundreds of deaths as well as the leaders' execution-form the dominant entry in a group of quasi-historical documents referred to as the London chronicles of the Fifteenth Century. However, each chronicle is inherently different and highly subjective. In the first study of the primary documents related to the Cade Rebellion, Alexander L. Kaufman shows that the chroniclers produced multiple representations of the event rather than a single, unified narrative. Aided by contemporary theories of historiography and historical representation, Kaufman scrutinizes the differing representations and distinguishes the writers' objectiveness, their underrated literary skills, and their ideological positions on the rebellion and fifteenth-century politics. He demonstrates how the use of figurative language is related to writing about trauma, and how descriptions of Cade's procession through London are a violent parody of midsummer festivals. In an exploration of authenticity in the descriptions of Cade, Kaufman also examines the characterization and plot devices that push Cade towards the realm of myth, showing that representations of Cade are influenced by popular fifteenth-century stories of Robin Hood.

Conquests, Catastrophe and Recovery

Author : John Gillingham
Publisher : Random House
Release Date : 2014-10-30
ISBN : 1473522331
Pages : 368 pages
Language : EN, FR, GB
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Download or read book Conquests, Catastrophe and Recovery written by John Gillingham and published by Random House. This book was released on 2014-10-30 with total page 368 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Beginning with the Norman Conquest of England, these tumultuous centuries and their invasions shaped the languages and political geography of present-day Britain and Ireland. The Irish, Scots and Welsh fought their battles against the English with varying success - struggles which, like the events of 1066 in England, produced spectacular upheavals and left enduring national memories. But there was still a common enemy: the Black Death - still the greatest catastrophe in their history. There were significant advances, too. Hundreds of new towns were founded; slavery, still prevalent until the twelfth century, died out; magnificent cathedrals built, schools and universities established; clocks, gunpowder and the printing press. Magna Carta set new standards for holding governments to account and trial by jury won a central place in the legal systems of England and Scotland. Tracing the political, religious and material cultures of the period, as well as what might have been, John Gillingham seeks to define the ways in which lives changed during these turbulent times. With the words of contemporaries to guide us, we can understand more than ever before about national identities and the differences which came to define and ultimately untie these islands.

England and its Rulers

Author : Michael T. Clanchy
Publisher : John Wiley & Sons
Release Date : 2014-03-04
ISBN : 1118736222
Pages : 368 pages
Language : EN, FR, GB
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Download or read book England and its Rulers written by Michael T. Clanchy and published by John Wiley & Sons. This book was released on 2014-03-04 with total page 368 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This is an updated and expanded edition of a classic introduction to medieval England from the reign of William the Conqueror to Edward I. Includes a new chapter on family and gender roles, revisions throughout to enhance the narrative flow, and further reading sections containing the most up-to-date sources Offers engaging and clear discussion of the key political, economic, social, and cultural issues of the period, by an esteemed scholar and writer Illustrates themes with lively, pertinent examples and important primary sources Assesses the reigns of key Norman, Angevin, and Plantagenet monarchs, as well as the British dimension of English history, the creation of wealth, the rise of the aristocracy, and more

Writing, Kingship, and Power in Anglo-Saxon England

Author : Rory Naismith
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Release Date : 2018
ISBN : 1107160979
Pages : 367 pages
Language : EN, FR, GB
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Download or read book Writing, Kingship, and Power in Anglo-Saxon England written by Rory Naismith and published by Cambridge University Press. This book was released on 2018 with total page 367 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book brings together new research that represents current scholarship on the nexus between authority and written sources from Anglo-Saxon England. Ranging from the seventh to the eleventh century, the chapters in this volume offer fresh approaches to a wide range of linguistic, historical, legal, diplomatic and palaeographical evidence.

York

Author : Sarah Rees Jones
Publisher : Oxford University Press
Release Date : 2013-10
ISBN : 019820194X
Pages : 406 pages
Language : EN, FR, GB
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Download or read book York written by Sarah Rees Jones and published by Oxford University Press. This book was released on 2013-10 with total page 406 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This volume is a study of the development of the city of York as a place and as a community between 1068 and 1350.

Notes and Queries

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Release Date : 1876
ISBN :
Pages : 682 pages
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Download or read book Notes and Queries written by and published by . This book was released on 1876 with total page 682 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: