The Earls of Mercia: Lordship and Power in Late Anglo-Saxon England
- ISBN-10
- 0199230986
- ISBN-13
- 9780199230983
- Category
- History
- Pages
- 363
- Language
- English
- Published
- 2007-12-06
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press on Demand
- Authors
- Stephen Baxter, Stephen David Baxter
Description
Focusing on the family of Ealdorman Leofwine, which retained power throughout an extraordinary period of political and dynastic upheaval, Stephen Baxter reassesses fundamental elements of late Anglo-Saxon government and society, offering a fresh interpretation of the structure of the late Anglo-Saxon polity and the origins of the Norman Conquest.
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