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The Cambridge Companion to the Age of William the Conqueror

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The Cambridge Companion to the Age of William the Conqueror

The Cambridge Companion to the Age of William the Conqueror

Benjamin Pohl, University of Bristol
June 2022
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9781108482974
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    This Cambridge Companion offers readers a comparative cultural history of north-western Europe in the crucial period of the eleventh century: the age of William the Conqueror. Besides England, Normandy, and northern France, the volume also explores Scandinavia, the North Sea world, the insular world beyond the English Channel, and various parts of Continental Europe. This Companion features essays designed specifically for those wishing to advance their knowledge and understanding of this important period of European history using a holistic and contextual perspective, deliberately shifting the focus away from William the man and onto the rich and fascinating culture of the world in which he lived and ruled. This was not the age created by William, but the age that created him. With contributions by leading international experts, this volume provides an inclusive and innovative study companion that is both authoritative and timely.

    • Offers a wide-ranging contextual and comparative perspective on north-western Europe in the eleventh century
    • Provides an authoritative view that is inclusive, innovative, and balanced, and which is based on the latest scholarship internationally
    • Shifts the focus away from individuals and towards the world in which they lived

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    350 pages
    234 × 157 × 27 mm
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    Contents

    Table of Contents

    • Prologue: Studying the Age of William the Conqueror Benjamin Pohl
    • Part I. Home and Away:
    • 1. Normandy and the continent Alheydis Plassmann
    • 2. England and the insular world Alex Woolf and Neil McGuigan
    • 3. Scandinavia and the North Sea world Michael H. Gelting
    • Part II. Space and Society:
    • 4. Landscape and settlement Katherine Weikert
    • 5. Church and society Richard Allen
    • 6. Trade and travel Eljas Oksanen
    • Part III. Individuals and Institutions:
    • 7. Family and kinship Laura L. Gathagan
    • 8. Nobility and aristocracy Daniel Booker and S. D. Church
    • 9. Kingship and consensus Björn Weiler
    • 10. Law and justice Emily Tabuteau
    • Part IV. Cultural Perspectives:
    • 11. Warfare and violence Matthew Strickland
    • 12. History and memory Benjamin Pohl and Elisabeth van Houts
    • 13. Language and literacy Keith Busby
    • 14. Schools and education Mia Münster-Swendsen
    • Epilogue: The legacy of William the Conqueror and his age today David Bates.
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    • Benjamin Pohl, Alheydis Plassmann, Alex Woolf, Neil McGuigan, Michael H. Gelting, Katherine Weikert, Richard Allen, Eljas Oksanen, Laura L. Gathagan, Daniel Booker, S. D. Church, Björn Weiler, Emily Tabuteau, Matthew Strickland, Elisabeth van Houts, Keith Busby, Mia Münster-Swendsen, David Bates

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    • Benjamin Pohl , University of Bristol

      Benjamin Pohl is Senior Lecturer in Medieval History at the University of Bristol. He specialises in the writing of history, manuscript studies, the history of the book, monasticism, and cultural memory studies. He is the author of numerous journal articles and book chapters, and his books include Dudo of Saint-Quentin's Historia Normannorum: Tradition, Innovation and Memory (2015) and The Bristol Merlin: Revealing the Secrets of a Medieval Fragment (2021).

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