England Before Elizabeth

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, the stimulus of foreign invasion and the triumph of one common tongue in the rivalry of languages and dialects.

List of contents

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.

About the author

Helen Cam (1885-1968) was an English historian of the Middle Ages and the first woman to be appointed a tenured professor at Harvard University.

Summary

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, the stimulus of foreign invasion and the triumph of one common tongue in the rivalry of languages and dialects.

Product details

• Authors: Helen Cam, Cam Helen
• Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd.
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 01.04.2025
• EAN: 9781041001775
• ISBN: 978-1-0-4100177-5
• No. of pages: 190
• Series: Routledge Revivals
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > History > Middle Ages; Social sciences, law, business > Law > General, dictionaries; European History, Medieval History, British & Irish history, Legal History, HISTORY / Europe / Great Britain / General, History and Archaeology, HISTORY / Europe / Medieval, Anglo-Saxons;Norman Conquest;Magna Carta;Danelaw