Title: Kingship and government in pre-conquest England, c.500-1066
First published: 1999
Description: "This book is a study of the exercise of royal authority before the Norman Conquest. The roots of English kingship and government lie in the multiplicity of kingdoms which emerged in the seventh century."--BOOK JACKET. "Six centuries separate the adventus Saxonum from the battle of Hastings: during those long years, the English kings changed from warlords, who exacted submission by force, into law-givers to whom obedience was a moral duty. In the process they created many of the administrative institutions which continued to serve their successors. They also created England: the united kingdom of the English people."--Jacket.
Subjects: Politics and government, Anglo-Saxons, Monarchy, Kings and rulers, History, Great britain, politics and government, 499-1066, Great britain, history, anglo-saxon period, 449-1066, Great britain, politics and government, Great britain, kings and rulers, Great britain, history, to 1066
Places: Great Britain, England
Time periods: 449-1066, To 1500
LC classification: DA152 .W545 1999