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Title: From Alfred to Henry Third, 871-1272 by Christopher Brooke ISBN: 0-393-00362-0 Publisher: W W Norton & Co Pub. Date: 01 October, 1966 Format: Paperback Volumes: 1 List Price(USD): $12.95 |
Average Customer Rating: 4 (1 review)
Rating: 4
Summary: Solid historical intro re: history of medieval English kings
Comment: A recent trip to the Tower of London, and yes, watching the film _Braveheart_ a few times whetted my appetite for more information on the kings of medieval England, specifically, the effect of the Norman invasion. Since I loved to read American history but knew very little about European history, especially medieval European history, I used this book as an introductory primer on the subject. Brooke provides a brief chronological history of each English king over this 400 year period that saw a great transformation of England from a disjointed island of kingdoms that looked to Scandinavia to the beginnings of a more unified nation-state that followed its destiny in the course of the Continent. To a lesser extent, the author also examines various facets of English life and government over this period and examines its changes and what aspects survive until this day. Brooke is also quite evenhanded in analyzing the Anglo-Saxon England and the England of the Normans, and even though his book was written over 30 years ago, and even though he cites many Victorian-era works in his bibligraphy, Brooke's book isn't as dated or as pro-English as one might think -- it has stood the test of time, including the "politically-correct" fad. The wealth of names and the sometimes rapid succession of kings sometimes left me puzzled as exactly who was who and who was in charge of the throne, but as I said before, the book is a solid starting point from which I plan to read more about medieval Europe and the kings and queens of that period.
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Title: Later Middle Ages, 1272-1485 (The Norton Library of the History of England) by Holmes ISBN: 0393003639 Publisher: W. W. Norton & Company Pub. Date: 01 June, 1966 List Price(USD): $12.95 |
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Title: Roman Britain and Early England 55 B. C. to A. D. 871 (Norton Library History of England) by Peter Blair ISBN: 0393003612 Publisher: W. W. Norton & Company Pub. Date: 01 October, 1966 List Price(USD): $14.95 |
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Title: Anglo-Saxon England (Oxford History of England) by F. M. Stenton ISBN: 0192801392 Publisher: Oxford University Press Pub. Date: 01 December, 2001 List Price(USD): $24.95 |
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