Originally published in 1950 and as a third edition in 1967, this volume traces the evolution of the English nation – the amalgamation of differing races and the unification of warring tribal princedoms into one monarchy under the stress of competition for power, the disciplinary influence of Christianity, the stimulus of foreign invasion, the compression of conquest, the centralisation of government, the standardisation of institutions, the interchange of trade, and the triumph of one common tongue in the rivalry of languages and dialects.

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Utgivningsdatum2026-07-06
Mått138 x 216 x undefined mm
Vikt350 g
FormatHäftad
SpråkEngelska
SerieRoutledge Revivals
Antal sidor190
FörlagTaylor & Francis Ltd
ISBN9781041001843

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1.Britain Before the English 2. The Process of Unification: The Bretwealdas 3. The Process of Unification: The West Saxon Response to the Danish Challenge 4. England Under the Last Anglo-Saxon King 1042-1066 5. The Norman Conquest 6. The Anglo-Norman Monarchy 1087-1154: From Tyranny to Anarchy 7. Henry II and the Common Law 8. The Baronial Reaction: Runnymede and Evesham 9. The English Justinian 1272-1307 10. The Working and Winning Communities 11. English Monasticism 12. Monarchy Versus Aristocracy 1297-1399 13. The Decline and Fall of Feudalism 14. The Unification of the National Language 15. The Reformation: England Stands Alone.

Original Reviews of England Before Elizabeth: ‘One of the most distinguished medievalists has undertaken the task of setting out the whole sweep of English history from the first prehistoric immigrants to the accession of Elizabeth.’ The Time Educational Supplement‘Provides as judicious and as accurate a survey as anyone has a right to expect within this compass. Dr. Cam concentrates above all on political and constitutional growth, about which she is specially qualified to speak with authority.’ The Guardian‘An unusually interesting and stimulating work…’ Downside Review.