The World before Domesday
Subtitle: The English aristocracy, 871-1066
By: Ann Williams
Publisher: Continuum
Published: 2011
Place of publication: London; New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 240
ISBN-13: 9781441121127
Subjects: Aristocracy (Social class); History
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. 217-236) and index.
Table of contents: title: Definitions; title: The upper crust : ealdormen and earls; title: The service of the king : stallers and thegns; title: Friends and neighbours : local communities; title: Lords and men (1) : households and warbands; title: Lords and men (2) : land, tenure, and service; title: Displaying status (1) : the rich man in his burh; title: Displaying status (2) : the trappings of authority; title: Living like lords : aristocratic pursuits; title: Appendix 1 : The assessment of land and wealth; title: Appendix 2 : Count Eustace's divorce, 1049; title: Appendix 3 : The Earldom of Hereford; title: Appendix 4 : The antecedents of Wihtgar.