Conquered England: Kingship, Succession, and Tenure, 1066-1166

by George Garnett

Conquered England argues that Duke William of Normandy's claim to succeed Edward the Confessor on the throne of England profoundly influenced not only the practice of royal succession, but also played a large part in creating a novel structure of land tenure, dependent on the king. In these two fundamental respects, the attempt made in the aftermath of the Conquest to demonstrate seamless continuity with Anglo-Saxon England severed almost all continuity...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 019820793X
• ISBN13: 9780198207931
• Release Date: March 2007
• Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
• Length: 432 Pages
• Weight: 1.74 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.2" x 6.6" x 9.4"