By the time of the Conquest, the Normans had been established in
Normandy for over a hundred and fifty years. They had transformed
themselves from pagan Northmen into Christian princes; their
territories extended from England, southern Italy and Sicily to
distant Antioch, and their influence had spread throughout western
Europe and the Mediterranean. Duke William's victory at Hastings and
the resulting Anglo-Norman union brought England into the mainstream
of European history and culture, with far-reaching consequences for
Western civilisation. These specially commissioned studies are
concerned with the achievements of the cross-Channel realm. They make
a major contribution to an understanding of the hundred years that
witnessed great change and major developments in English and Norman
government and society. There are surveys of the two constituent
parts, of Normandy under the Angevin kings, of the place of kingdom
and duchy in the politics and culture of the North Sea, and of the
parallel Norman achievement in the Mediterranean. There are overviews
both of secular administration and of the church, and a study of
'feudalism' and lordship. Within the broad field of cultural history,
there are discussions of language, literature, the writing of
history, and ecclesiastical architecture. Contributors LESLEY ABRAMS,
MATTHEW BENNETT, MARJORIE CHIBNALL, CHRISTOPHER HARPER-BILL,
ELISABETH VAN HOUTS, EMMA MASON, RICHARD PLANT, CASSANDRA POTTS,
DANIEL POWER, IAN SHORT, ANN WILLIAMS.
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