G. O. Sayles
The Medieval Foundations of England
London 1948
Stron: XI+480, format: 14x22 cm
Książka w bardzo dobrym stanie z wyjątkiem obwoluty, która jest przedarta na grzbiecie.
This book has been written for the express purpose of bridging the gap between the monograph and the ordinary text-book. Though it is set in a chronological framework, the stress is laid not upon the statement of facts so much as upon their interpretation: it is essentially a history of ideas in action. The fundamental problems of medieval life in England have been discussed on the level of the most recent research: among them may be noted the agricultural foundation of England; the impact of the Anglo-Saxon and the Scandinavian civilizations; the feudalization of society; the interpénétration of Anglo-Saxon and Norman civilizations; the 'New Monarchy' of Henry II; the intellectual renaissance of the twelfth century; the strivings towards constitutional opposition; the development of parliament. Great care has been taken to place the evolution of the English way of life against the continental background, without which it is largely devoid of meaning. Three chapters are given to a critical examination of the historical sources of information. Every chapter ends with a reading-list, which includes in the main recent publications only and indicates precisely what is considered to be the most valuable part of each book mentioned.
CONTENTS CHAPTER PAGE I THE SOURCES OF HISTORY BEFORE 871 I II THE EARLY CONQUESTS AND SETTLEMENTS 17 III THE CONVERSION OF ENGLAND 36 IV THE MOVEMENT TOWARDS POLITICAL UNITY 57 V THE SOURCES OF HISTORY, [zasłonięte]871-10 77 VI THE INVASION OF THE NORTHMEN 86 VII THE SALVATION OF WESSEX 94 VIII THE CONVERSION OF THE WESSEX KINGSHIP INTO AN ENGLISH MONARCHY IO3 IX ST. DUNSTAN AND THE REVIVAL OF THE CHURCH III X THE AGRICULTURAL FOUNDATION OF ENGLAND 117 XI THE STRUCTURE OF ANGLO-SAXON SOCIETY 122 XII THE IMPACT OF SCANDINAVIAN AND ANGLO-SAXON CIVILIZATIONS 131 XIII THE LAST ENGLISH KINGS 152 XIV THE ADMINISTRATIVE HISTORY OF ENGLAND,[zasłonięte]899-10 167 XV CHURCH AND CULTURE IN THE ELEVENTH CENTURY 192 XVI THE FEUDALIZATION OF SOCIETY BEFORE THE NORMAN CONQUEST 199 XVII THE IMPACT OF THE NORMANS UPON ANGLO-SAXON CIVILIZATION 212 XVIII THE SOURCES OF HISTORY IN THE TWELFTH AND THIRTEENTH CENTURIES 279 XIX ADMINISTRATION UNDER THE NORMAN MONARCHY 294 XX THE LESSONS OF ANARCHY 313 XXI THE NEW MONARCHY 325 XXII THE RELIGIOUS REVIVAL AND INTELLECTUAL RENAISSANCE 358
XXIII ADMINISTRATION WITHOUT THE KING 379 XXIV THE CIRCUMSCRIPTION OF MONARCHY 389 XXV THE STRIVING TOWARDS CONSTITUTIONAL OPPOSITION 409 XXVI SOCIAL AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENTS IN THE TWELFTH AND THIRTEENTH CENTURIES 431 XXVII THE MEDIEVAL PARLIAMENTS OF ENGLAND 448 INDEX 467
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