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Kingship and consent in Anglo-Saxon England, 871-978 : assemblies and the state in the early Middle Ages

Title
Kingship and consent in Anglo-Saxon England, 871-978 : assemblies and the state in the early Middle Ages / Levi Roach.
Author
Roach, Levi, 1985-
Publication
Cambridge ; New York : Cambridge University Press, 2013.

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Description
xiv, 301 pages : maps; 24 cm
Series Statement
Cambridge studies in Medieval life and thought. Fourth series ; 92
Uniform Title
Cambridge studies in medieval life and thought ; 4th ser., 92.
Subjects
Bibliography (note)
  • Includes bibliographical references (pages 244-291) and index.
Contents
Introduction: Assembling consent in ninth- and tenth-century England -- Assembly attendance -- Meeting places and times of assemblies -- Royal charters and assemblies -- Legislation and consent : Law making and assembly politics -- Symbols in context: Ritual and demonstration at assemblies -- The witan and the settlement of disputes -- The "further business" of the witan -- Ritual and reality: the problem of the sources -- The role of the witan: celebration and persuasion.
Call Number
JFE 16-2949
ISBN
  • 9781107036536
  • 1107036534
LCCN
2013018452
OCLC
844245406
Author
Roach, Levi, 1985-
Title
Kingship and consent in Anglo-Saxon England, 871-978 : assemblies and the state in the early Middle Ages / Levi Roach.
Imprint
Cambridge ; New York : Cambridge University Press, 2013.
Type of Content
text
Type of Medium
unmediated
Type of Carrier
volume
Series
Cambridge studies in Medieval life and thought. Fourth series ; 92
Cambridge studies in medieval life and thought ; 4th ser., 92.
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references (pages 244-291) and index.
Research Call Number
JFE 16-2949
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