Conquered England

Zusatztext A learned, original, and provocative account of the rupture of 1066 in English history and its consequences... Klappentext George Garnett shows the power of an idea - William the Conqueror's claim to succeed Edward the Confessor on the throne of England in 1066 - to shape the practice of Royal succession and the structure of aristocratic land tenure in post-Conquest England. In terms of the king's novel powers over the tenure of land, it created a kingdom which was unique in medieval Europe, with profound political consequences, and which shaped a whole society. Zusammenfassung Argues that Duke William of Normandy's claim to succeed Edward the Confessor on the throne of England profoundly influenced not only the practice of royal succession, but also played a large part in creating a novel structure of land tenure, dependent on the king. Inhaltsverzeichnis Preface List of Abbreviations Part I The Justification of the Conquest Part II The King as an Anomaly Part III The Problem of Interregnum Part IV The Problem Solved Afterthoughts

Klappentext
George Garnett shows the power of an idea - William the Conqueror's claim to succeed Edward the Confessor on the throne of England in 1066 - to shape the practice of Royal succession and the structure of aristocratic land tenure in post-Conquest England. In terms of the king's novel powers over the tenure of land, it created a kingdom which was unique in medieval Europe, with profound political consequences, and which shaped a whole society.

Zusammenfassung
Argues that Duke William of Normandy's claim to succeed Edward the Confessor on the throne of England profoundly influenced not only the practice of royal succession, but also played a large part in creating a novel structure of land tenure, dependent on the king.

Inhalt
Preface
List of Abbreviations
Part I
The Justification of the Conquest
Part II
The King as an Anomaly
Part III
The Problem of Interregnum
Part IV
The Problem Solved
Afterthoughts

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