THE OXFORD ILLUSTRATED HISTORY OF MEDIEVAL ENGLAND

The book brims with information on the social, cultural, and religious life of the period, covering topics as varied as the nature o f national identity, the character of urban life, the great works of art and architecture, the details of religious practice, and th e development of a vernacular literature. The heart of the book explores the main political changes in the time-span ranging from th e Anglo-Saxon period, to the rule of the Normans and Angevins, to the late middle ages. Here we see the rise of a united polity and rapid ins...[Read more]