The World Before Domesday: The English Aristocracy 900-1066

by Ann Williams

Book Overview

Ann Williams' important new book discusses the dynamics of English aristocratic society in a way that has not been explored before. She investigates the rewards and obligations of status including birth, wealth, the importance of public and royal service and the need to participate in local affairs, especially legal and administrative business. This period saw the birth of a 'lesser aristocracy', the ancestors of the English gentry, the power-house...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1847252397
• ISBN13: 9781847252395
• Release Date: December 2008
• Publisher: Continuum
• Length: 256 Pages
• Weight: 1.15 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 6.1" x 9.2"