The formation of the English kingdom in the tenth century /
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| Author / Creator: | Molyneaux, George, 1985- author. |
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| Edition: | First edition. |
| Imprint: | Oxford, United Kingdom : Oxford University Press, 2015. |
| Description: | xiv, 302 pages : illustrations, maps ; 24 cm |
| Language: | English |
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| Format: | Print Book |
| URL for this record: | http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/10307978 |
Table of Contents:
- List of Figures
- List of Maps
- List of Abbreviations
- Note on References and Translations
- Introduction: The Unification of the English?
- The Argument of this Book
- 1. The Geographical Extension of Cerdicing Domination
- English History, c.850-1066: A Brief Narrative
- How Did the Cerdicings Extend Their Domination?
- Why Did the Cerdicings Extend Their Domination?
- 2. The Cerdicings and Their Greater Subordinates from the Late Ninth to the Mid-Tenth Century
- Argument and Approach
- The Cerdicings1 Lands, Presence, Assemblies, and Demands
- The Cerdicings' Means of Securing Obedience
- The Basis of the Cerdicings' Coercive Strength
- 3. The Cerdicings and the General Populace from the Late Ninth to the Mid-Tenth Century
- The Imposition of Burdens
- The Detection and Punishment of Theft
- 4. Administrative Change in the Mid- to Late Tenth Century
- Coins
- Hundreds and Wapentakes
- Shires
- Royal Agents
- The Reasons for Change
- 5. The Implications of Administrative Change
- The Intensification of Cerdicing Domination between the Channel and the Tees
- The Definition of the English Kingdom
- The 'Constitutional Tradition'
- Conclusion: The Formation of the English Kingdom and the 'Anglo-Saxon Srate'
- English Exceptioiulism?
- Bibliography
- Index
