Books

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Title Authors Description OpenBook ID
AGE OF ATHELSTAN AGE OF ATHELSTAN PAUL HILL 224 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates : 24 cm OL13625486W
Anglo-Saxon Perceptions of the Islamic World Anglo-Saxon Perceptions of the Islamic World Katharine Scarfe Beckett In this book, Scarfe Beckett is concerned with representations of the Islamic world prevalent in Anglo-Saxon England. Using a wide variety of literary, historical and archaeological evidence, she arg… OL15176072W
Money and power in Anglo-Saxon England Money and power in Anglo-Saxon England Rory Naismith "This groundbreaking study of coinage in early medieval England is the first to take account of the very significant additions to the corpus of southern English coins discovered in recent years and t… OL15981157W
Worlds of Arthur Worlds of Arthur Guy Halsall King Arthur is probably the most famous and certainly the most legendary medieval king. From the early ninth century through the middle ages, to the Arthurian romances of Victorian times, the tales o… OL16811034W
Medieval England Medieval England Paul E. Szarmach,Joel Thomas Rosenthal,M. Teresa Tavormina "Medieval England is a topic that has perennial fascination: King Arthur, Robin Hood, chivalry, and Beowulf seem to have obtained a permanent place in high-school reading lists and the popular imagin… OL18250158W
From Roman Britain to Norman England From Roman Britain to Norman England P. H. Sawyer This revised edition of the classic text of the period provides both the student and the specialist with an informative account of post-Roman English society.After a general survey of the main develo… OL1907611W
An atlas of Anglo-Saxon England An atlas of Anglo-Saxon England David Hill The remarkable series of 244 maps and charts in this book comprise the first atlas of Anglo-Saxon England. It will be an indispensable companion to scholars and students of early English history and … OL2147060W
Anglo-Saxon England Anglo-Saxon England David Brown Traces the history of the Anglo-Saxon civilization in England from the 5th to the 11th centuries as revealed by archaeologists' excavations and laboratory tests. OL2193205W
King Arthur's Wars King Arthur's Wars Jim Storr King Arthur's Wars describes one of the biggest archaeological finds of our times; yet there is nothing new to see. There are secrets hidden in plain sight. We speak English today because the Anglo-S… OL24683089W
Celtic Britain Celtic Britain Lloyd Robert Laing Discusses the history and culture of the Celts from their arrival in Britain in the 7th century B.C. to the development of the kingdoms of medieval Wales and Scotland. OL2918452W
Britain AD Britain AD Francis Pryor Leading archaeologist Francis Pryor retells the story of King Arthur, legendary king of the Britons, tracing it back to its Bronze Age origins.The legend of King Arthur and Camelot is one of the most… OL3843138W
King Alfred of England King Alfred of England Jacob Abbott Alfred the Great figures in history as the founder, in some sense, of the British monarchy. He spent his life in laying broad and deep the foundations on which the enormous superstructure of the Brit… OL4242114W
Anglo-Saxon England Anglo-Saxon England Frank Merry Stenton This book is Vol. 2 of the series “The Oxford History of England”, edited by Sir George Clark. The following is taken from the book cover of the above book, “Anglo-Saxon England”, 3rd edition, by … OL4637310W
The Saxon & Norman kings The Saxon & Norman kings Christopher Nugent Lawrence Brooke This classic exploration of the history of English kings and kingship from the sixth to the twelfth century has now been brought up-to-date for a new generation of readers. OL466277W