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The Church was absolutely central to medieval and especially early medieval life. This rich account of its history and development in a turbulent age covers a vast range of subjects in addition to the spiritual dimension. Surveying the late Anglo-Saxon period through the Norman Conquest and right across the Anglo-Norman period, Professor Loyn addresses the major themes in medieval history.
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Editor's Preface
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Abbreviations
1. T he English Church: M onastic Reform in the T enth C entury .... 1
2. Reform and its Im pact on the English Church:
T he Age of Aelfric and W u lfstan
3. T he C hurch c. 1016-66:
K ing C nut to Edw ard the C onfessor
4. T he N orm an C o n q u e st
5. Domesday Book: Ecclesiastical Organisation at the End of
the Eleventh C e n tu ry
6. T he Anglo-Norm an Church:
T he Sons of the C onqueror, 1087-1135
7. T he Reign of S te p h e n
8. Doctrine, Belief and R itu a l
Bibliography
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Info autore
H. R. Loyn
Riassunto
The Church was absolutely central to medieval and especially early medieval life. This rich account of its history and development in a turbulent age covers a vast range of subjects in addition to the spiritual dimension. Surveying the late Anglo-Saxon period through the Norman Conquest and right across the Anglo-Norman period, Professor Loyn addresses the major themes in medieval history.
